Management
Key executives at Sidel
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Mart Tiismann Mart Tiismann began his career as an engineer at Scania AB, the Swedish maker of heavy-duty trucks. After earning his business degree, Tiismann joined Eaton Corporation, an American manufacturer of automotive, electrical and fluid power systems. There he worked in corporate development, acquisitions and various treasury functions before becoming the manager of the Hydraulic Division's European activities. Later, Tiismann became Head of the Global Product Divisions at Esab, the world leader in welding equipment and welding consumables with 6,000 employees in Sweden, Germany, Brazil, China and the United States. Tiismann joined Sidel in October 2005 to set up the Industrial Operations organization, which is responsible for the development and production of the Group's entire offering. He became CEO of the Sidel Group on January 1, 2008. Tiismann is a mechanical engineer with a degree from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and holds an MBA from Purdue University (Indiana, US). Born in 1956 of American-Swedish nationality, Tiismann is married with two children. |
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Anders
Wester Anders Wester became Sidel's Chief
Financial Officer on May 1, 2012, with overall responsibility for
Finance & Control, Business Strategy, Business Transformation
and IS. Before joining Sidel, he spent over 20 years at Tetra Pak.
During this time, he held several senior positions including
Managing Director for Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines in
2009-2012; Vice President for Business Transformation &
Strategic Planning in 2006-2009; and various Global Director and
Finance Director positions in Europe and North America in
1996-2006; having joined the group as a Trainee & Project
Leader in Sweden in 1991. |
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Peter Logan Peter has a degree in biotechnology from Massey University, New Zealand. His career began as a project engineer for Alfa Laval in the UK. And until the acquisition of Alfa Laval by Tetra Pak in 1991, he held various engineering and management roles within Alfa Laval in the UK and New Zealand. Subsequently, Logan held various management roles in Tetra Pak over the last 14 years especially in Asia; in particular China, Indonesia and most recently as Managing Director of Tetra Pak in Vietnam. He joined Sidel on March 1, 2011 as Executive Vice President, Market Operations. Born in 1958 and a New Zealand national, he is married with 4 children. |
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Sid Johari After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden, Sid Johari became a global power and automation specialist at ABB in 1985 in Sweden. He started as a computer programmer, moved to the R&D department, and then became the Head of the Theoretical Computational Group for Fluid Dynamics. He joined Tetra Pak in 1990 as the Head of Mechanical Design for Sealing Systems in Tetra Pak's R&D department. He then spent five years at Tetra Brik in Modena, Italy, where he held a number of posts including Director of New Product Development and Director of Commercial Products. He later became the Managing Director of Tetra Pak Distribution in Sweden, then VP of the Strategic Emerging Business segment and the Managing Director of Tetra Pak Carton Ambient AB in Lund, Sweden. Johari joined Sidel in 2006 as Executive VP of Sales for the Asia and Americas regions. In 2007, he took over as Executive VP of the Blowing & Coating Division and then became Head of Industrial Operations in 2008. Born in 1959, Johari is Swedish. He is married with three children. |
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Michel
Picandet Michel Picandet began his career at Sidel in France in 1989, carrying out a range of duties in the industrial organization. He then spent 10 years in the U.S., working in sales and management for North America. He moved to China in 2004 as the Head of the North-Asia zone and subsequently created the Asia Pacific Cluster. Since May 2008, he has headed the Life Cycle Management Division, which focuses on life cycle solutions for Sidel's installed base of equipment. Picandet is a graduate of the University of Clermont-Ferrand. Born in 1967 and a French national, Picandet is married and has one daughter. |
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Marc Aury Mr. Aury began his professional career at Kronenbourg Brewery France in various functions within the packaging and brew house. Later on, he joined Gebo where he was appointed as Head of the Americas zone, based initially in Montreal, Canada and then in Sarasota, USA. In 1997, after the acquisition of the Sidel Group, he became CEO of Gebo. Following this assignment, he held various positions within the Group, first as EVP for the Engineering & TK division followed by EVP for the cluster Americas, based in Atlanta, USA. Since April 2010, Aury has been Executive Vice President of Engineering & Material Handling (EMH) and holds global responsibility of the beer market segment. Aury earned a Master of Science degree in Packaging and Food Processing Engineering from ENSAIA, France in addition to a MSc. degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg. Born in 1961, Aury has dual citizenship (French and Canadian); he is married with one daughter. |
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Roberto
Bettini Roberto Bettini has a degree in economics with a specialization in human resources and management. He was VP Human Resources for Unibon Group - Casa Modena, a food company in Modena (Italy), and then for the Comer Group (Italy) in the automotive sector. He worked for Tetra Pak for 15 years in various HR positions worldwide in both the industrial and corporate sectors. He was VP Human Resources for Tetra Brik Packaging Systems in Modena (Italy), VP Human Resources for Tetra Rex Packaging Systems in Chicago (Illinois, USA), VP Human Resources for Tetra Pak Carton Ambient and e-HR Project Director in Lund (Sweden), VP Human Resources for Tetra Pak South & South East Asia in Bangkok (Thailand), and Head of the Global HR Center of Expertise at Group headquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland). Since January 2009, he has been the Sidel Group Human Resources EVP. Born in 1961, Roberto is Italian. |
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Nicholas Bloch Nicholas Bloch became Sidel's Executive Vice President for Communications in May 2010, with overall responsibility for Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility. Nicholas began his career at one of Scandinavia's largest marketing firms, working for numerous international blue-chip brands. He went on to hold various international senior communications roles, including Vice President for Corporate Communication for Leica Geosystems followed by similar corporate communication positions at Phonak and Alstom Power. Nicholas studied marketing and communication management and earned a Master of Science degree from Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), with honors for academic excellence. Additionally, he holds a program certificate in advanced strategic management from UCLA, Anderson School of Management and has completed an executive program at IMD in Switzerland. Nicholas was born in 1971 and is Danish. He is married with two children. |
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Caroline
Fellenius-Omnell Caroline obtained a masters degree in European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium in 1995. After that she practiced law for the Swedish firm Mannheimer Swartling in Brussels and later on in Stockholm. She was admitted to the Swedish Bar Association and the Belgian Bar Association, both in 2000, while working for the US law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Brussels. In 2005, Caroline joined Electrolux in Stockholm as Corporate Counsel where she spent four years. She then moved on to Tetra Pak in Paris in 2009 as Cluster Legal Counsel Europe. In January 2011, Caroline joined Sidel as General Counsel. She is Swedish, born in 1968, and married with two children. |
