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.

He has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Hardwoods Inc. since June 2016. Previously Frederic served as Vice President and CFO of Arizona Chemical from 2008 to 2016 at which time the company was successfully sold to Kraton Polymer. Prior to joining Arizona Chemical, he spent eight years with the $4 billion global producer of specialty chemicals and services Nalco Company (2000 to 2008). He ultimately served as Corporate Controller of Nalco, after being the CFO for Nalco’s EMEA operations, and its Assistant Controller Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Prior to joining Nalco he held several positions with Bombardier Aerospace, Waste Management, Inc. and SAE Americas, Inc. He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées (ESLSCA), Paris, France and holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut, USA. Frederic entered the role of CFO for the kp Group in October 2018.

Most recently, she worked for premier British motoring association the AA and prior to that she held the position of CHRO for SIG plc. Linda speaks several languages including French, German and Spanish and is an Associate of the Institute of Linguists. Having graduated from Napier University in Scotland, Linda has been a Fellow of the CIPD since 2011.

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.

Before joining kp he worked for 14 years in the plastic converting sector as VP Procurement at PACCOR, VP President Global Materials Sourcing at Coveris, and VP Global Sourcing at Global Closure Systems. Prior to that he held several senior Procurement positions at Technicolor-Thomson, SmithKline and Black & Decker. Tony holds a CIPS qualification and a Diploma in Production Control. 

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.