Group Executive Team

Jakob Sigurdsson
President & CEO

Jakob Sigurdsson

President & CEO

Jakob Sigurðsson was appointed President & CEO of Promens in August 2011. Prior to becoming President &CEO of Promens his appointment he had been on the Board of Directors of Promens since March 2007. Mr. Sigurðsson was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at deCODE, a biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Iceland and before that he was CEO and President of Alfesca, a multinational foods group with major operations in Iceland, the UK, France and Spain. Prior to his position at Alfesca Mr. Sigurðsson held senior positions in the United States and Europe for Rohm and Haas Company, a NYSE-listed specialty materials company. Mr. Sigurdsson holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Iceland and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Gestur Thorisson
Senior Vice President Business Development

Gestur Thorisson

Senior Vice President Business Development

Gestur Thorisson was appointed SVP of Business Development in September 2007.
Between 2001 and 2005, he held key management positions in the fields of operations research, asset planning, distribution and trade marketing at USA based Georgia Pacific. Gestur has specific experience of acquisitions and mergers having most recently worked as Vice President at Kaupthing Bank.
Gestur received a MSc in Operations Research from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BSc in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from University of Iceland.

Adrian Platt
Chief Financial Officer

Adrian Platt

Chief Financial Officer

Adrian Platt has been the CFO of Polimoon since October 2000 having acted as Finance Manager at Polimoon Deeside in the UK from 1993.  Before joining Polimoon, he worked as Audit Manager from 1986 at Deloitte & Touche and is a qualified UK Chartered Accountant who holds a degree in Chemistry from Liverpool University.

Jeroen Hooft
Senior Vice President Packaging

Jeroen Hooft

Senior Vice President Packaging

Jeroen Hooft, the SVP Packaging, has been SVP of Packaging Continental Europe of Polimoon since 2002. Prior to joining Polimoon he held management positions with Stonhard (synthetic floorings), Wavin (plastic piping systems) and Dyrup (paint manufacturer). Jeroen has a degree in Physical Therapy from the HIPB Gent.

Erik Feijen
Senior Vice President Components

Erik Feijen

Senior Vice President Components

Erik Feijen, the SVP Components, held the same position at Polimoon from 2002. Prior to joining Polimoon he held several managerial positions in automotive supply companies like Brabant Components and Arvin Meritor. He started his career at BMW München. He has a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as a Master Degree in Business Administration.

Jon Sigurdsson, Chief Purchasing Officer

Jon Sigurdsson

Senior Vice President Procurement

Jon Sigurðsson, was appointed SVP Procurement in July 2007. He was the CFO of Promens ince its establishment in 2005, and at Sæplast from 2004.   From 1999 to 2004 Mr. Sigurdsson was the Director of Investment at Framtak Investment Bank, Iceland before which he worked for the Coca Cola from 1991 to1999, first as CFO for the Bottler in Iceland and later as the Manager of Financial Analyzis and Bottlers support and Manager in Business Development at the Divisional office in Oslo, Norway.  From 1986 to 1991 Mr. Sigurdsson was the CFO of Hans Petersen hf. (Kodak in Iceland) and business consultant for Hagvangur Consulting 1980 to 1986. Mr. Sigurdsson has a Cand. oecon. degree from the University of Iceland.



 
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