After more than eight years as CEO and 16 years in the Group management team, Electrolux Group President & CEO Jonas Samuelson has today informed the Board of Directors that he will leave his position and the Board on January 1, 2025. The Board will now initiate a recruitment process for a successor
Category Archives: Appointments
SMEG Germany new boss
SMEG Germany/Austria welcomes Uwe Blanarsch-Simon as the new managing director
Haier Europe appoints Neil Tunstall as the new CEO
Haier Europe has announced Haier UK and Ireland managing director Neil Tunstall as its new chief executive officer.He succeeds Yannick Fierling who stepped down from the role of Haier Europe CEO.
Neil Tunstall will begin as Haier Europe CEO beginning of April. He will assume leadership of the Europe region, headquartered in Italy and with approximately 10,000 employees, a sales presence in more than 50 countries and 7 manufacturing sites
Andrea Romeo, Sales DIrector for LG Italia Home appliances
LG Electronics Italia announces the entry of Andrea Romeo as Sales Director of the Home Appliances (HA) division
Romeo, who will report to the Sales Director Consumer Electronics Francesco Salza, will be head of the Home Appliances division and will focus on the development of new commercial strategies aimed at consolidating LG’s presence on the white goods market as leader of the premium washing and cold segments and aim to grow in other product categories such as dishwashers and vacuum cleaners
Severin: from July Gerhard Sturm will be alone in command
Joyce Gesing will step down as co-CEO of Severin at his request on June 30, 2024 to embark on a new professional challenge. Gerhard Sturm , who had started as co-CEO and head of sales and marketing, will therefore have complete management of the German brand on January 1st.
New Whirlpool chief Executive
Whirlpool Corporation has appointed Richard J. Kramer, former chairman, chief executive officer and president of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, to the Board of Directors: he will serve on the corporate governance and nominating committee and the human resources committee.
Whirlpool named UK Top Employer for the seventh time running
Whirlpool EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) has been named Top Employer UK 2024 for the seventh consecutive year, with an outstanding score of 87.4%Concrete actions include the formation of the Executive Inclusion & Diversity Council and the establishment of voluntary Employee Resource Groups, such as the EMEA Women’s Network, Young Professional Network, and EMEA Pride Network. These initiatives underscore Whirlpool’s commitment to cultivating a workplace that embraces differences and thrives on inclusivity.
Top Employers Institute is the global authority for the certification of excellence in People Practices. It has certified more than 2,300 organizations in 122 countries/regions. These certified Top Employers positively impact the lives of over 9 million employees globally. This year, the recognition has been conferred upon 1,286 countries worldwide
New President and CEO of Miele USA
Miele is proud to announce the appointment of Søren Rye as the new President and CEO of Miele USA. Søren succeeds Jan Heck, who after 24 years with Miele, has decided to leave to pursue new opportunities. The entire Executive Board would like to thank Jan very much for his achievements and contribution.
Søren has been leading the Nordic and Baltic regions for Miele over the past 7+ years. He will officially join Miele USA in January 2024 and will be responsible for leading both Miele USA and Miele Mexico.
Stefan Koss is the new president and CEO Region North America of BSH
Stefan Koss is the new president and CEO Region North America of BSH Home Appliances Corporation where he is responsible for driving the company’s growth and managing business operations. Koss most recently served as VP Controlling, M&A and Risk Management, Corporate, at Global Headquarters Robert Bosch GmbH, parent company of BSH Home Appliances Group. He began his career in the management program at BSH Home Appliances’ corporate office in Munich gaining cross-functional commercial training and exposure across various divisions and sites. His BSH tenure also includes a variety of strategic leadership and business administration roles in several regions including Europe, China, and North America.
Koss’ previous North America positions include Director of Business Administration for US Manufacturing Operations in New Bern, NC, from 2006 to 2009 where he played a pivotal role in transforming the manufacturing facility from an engineering-centric location to a market-oriented, sustainable organization. He then moved to the Region North America headquarters in Irvine, CA, from 2009 to 2012, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, where he was responsible for overall business support and governance.
In his new position, Koss also serves on the Board of Management for Region North American, joining Jesus Egido, Chief Financial Officer, as well as Chief Technology Officer Andy MacLaren, both longtime BSH executives with 25 and 21 years of service respectively. We are honored to have Mr. Koss join BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Region North America, as president and CEO and lead our organization’s growth – Egido said -. His extensive experience within the global network of BSH companies and Robert Bosch will further advance our aggressive growth strategy here in North America.
Mauro Correia, new CEO of Teka Appliances
The Board of Directors of Grupo Teka Industrial, SA, chaired by Arturo Baldasano, has appointed Mauro Correia as the new CEO of Teka Electrical Appliances, one of the three business units of Teka Industrial, SA, together with Thielmann (containers) and Strohm ( bathroom).
Mauro Correia, until now the group’s
president of international markets, joined Teka in 2016 and has 25 years of professional experience in different industries and top-level companies such as Walmart, Renault or BSH. He is an Electronic Engineer from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and trained in Strategic Business Management at the Fundação Dom Cabral. He has held different positions of responsibility, in commercial areas, marketing, strategy, quality, R&D, and production, also participating in the development of the group’s current strategy. Correia thanked the Council for its trust in him and expressed “His commitment to the project and his conviction in ensuring that the company achieves its objectives and consolidates the achievements achieved in recent years.”
Mauro Correia succeeds Dr. Stefan Hoetzl, who has reported his voluntary resignation as of November 1 “to take on a new professional challenge in an international company based outside of Spain . “
For its part, the Council has reported that Correia’s appointment is an “organic transition that ensures the continuity of the project designed by the current management team. And it demonstrates the resilient evolution of Teka Electrical Appliances, which has increased its operational result in the last 5 years in a very positive way, managing to achieve a result in 2022 similar to the good year 2021 and with a forecast for 2023 close to the previous two years. , in unfavorable market conditions.”
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