CEO and Management Team

Thomas joined kp from Amcor Group, where he held the position of Vice President, Snacks and Confectionery, EMEA, Amcor Flexibles. Prior to that, Thomas was with DS Smith Packaging for seven years, where his roles included MD North Europe (UK and Scandinavia). Thomas’s earlier career includes working with the Carlsberg Group from 1997 – 2012 in Country Regional Director and subsequently CEO positions. During his various tenures, he has built worldclass teams and created value through commercial and operational excellence. Thomas holds an MSc in International Business from Copenhagen Business School, supplemented by MBA studies from Melbourne Business School, Australia.

Before joining kp, Sofiane held the role of COO at Southern Graphic Systems, where he was pivotal in restructuring and growing the business. Prior to that he was President at Ciox Health, based in Atlanta, before which he spent three years with Honeywell, and 17 years at GE - Capital, Healthcare, Transportation, in various global commercial, operational and P&L leadership roles.

In all his roles, Sofiane has successfully led and delivered significant projects across multiple industries, including Healthcare, Consumer Products, QA/RA & Financial Services, Transportation and Digital.

Sofiane holds an MS Degree, Marketing & Management, (INSEEC, Paris, France) and is a Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

 
Marc has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arizona State University, and his Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management.

Prior to kp, Gary held six senior leadership roles during his 14-year tenure at The Walt Disney Company, where he directed a successful internal merger of two segments, creating a unified structure, streamlined processes and incentives, and a ‘one P&L’ mindset. Before Disney, he served in senior leadership roles, spanning multiple industries and various HR disciplines at IntelliRisk Management Corp, Victoria’s Secret, Walker Digital, and JP Morgan Chase. Most recently, Garry founded an HR talent and organisation effectiveness consulting practice and collaborated with clients across diverse sectors.

Garry’s expertise lies in his ability to grow leadership effectiveness and construct integrated talent systems, foundational to enhanced performance and development, helping organisations thrive in dynamic conditions.

Svetlana brings with her a broad spectrum of international legal experience in various different jurisdictions, as well as strong experience in commercial transactions, compliance, innovation, risk management, litigation, business development and sustainability.

A native of Ukraine, Svetlana has lived and worked in the United States and the UK. She holds a B.A. in English, Political Science and Philosophy from James Madison University and a Juris Doctorate degree of law from the George Mason School of Law, both in Virginia, U.S.A.

Alan has a strong, proven track record in operational leadership and profit and loss (P&L) responsibility, project management and lean thinking in end-to-end supply chain solutions in FMCG manufacturing, branded goods, food, pharma, cosmetics and industrial components. Alan’s previous role was as Vice President Value Chain Optimisation at LEGO, UK, and before that as Group Operations Director at Essentra Plc, UK. He covered several Senior Director roles at Mars Incorporated in different international locations and prior to that had other senior roles in various companies: The Wrigley Company – USA; Wrafton Labs – UK; Swallowfield International Plc – UK; and DeBeers Consolidated Mines – Central Africa. Alan has an MBA from the University of Bath, a PGDip (L) from the University of Exeter, a GCC Mines from the University of Pretoria and a BEng from University of Wales.

Prior to joining kp, Paul worked as Global CIO at Dupont, Nutrition and Bioscience in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to that, he worked as EMEA CIO, at Archer Daniels Midlands in Amsterdam and also previously served as the leader of IT operations for Heineken International in Amsterdam. Paul also held various roles at Pepsi Bottling Group as regional CIO and was a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting Group in New York. Paul holds a Finance MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Biology from Grinnel College.