PET FOOD (PPF) - Key Persons
Gerald is CEO of Partner in Pet Food since July 2020. Prior to working at Partner in Pet Food, Gerald was working for Unilever for 10 years, starting as EVP Sales Europe and being appointed Chief Customer Officer in 2016. Gerald was a member of the Extended Global Executive Team at Unilever. Gerald was also Principal at Bain & Company Strategy Consulting (Germany) as a member of the European FMCG & Retail practice for two years. Gerald started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he was in Marketing & Sales both in Austria & Germany. Before leaving P&G, Gerald was General Manager in Austria.
Lívia is an HR Professional with over 15 years experiences in HR management positions, starting with Retail chains and focusing in business process redesign and restructuring process, then has gained production experience with Michelin, and most recently Accor Hotels. She joined the company in the beginning of 2007.
Stéphane counts on an experience in finance management that spells well over the past 20 years, with several consumer goods companies and over different continents. Prior to joining PPF in 2021, from 2014, he was the Group CFO of Thai Union Europe / MW Brands, the European leader in packaged seafood, where he led a team comprising a network of Country Finance Directors across Europe & Africa, including the Paris-based HQ Central Finance functions such as M&A, Strategic planning, Corporate Controlling, Group Consolidation, Treasury & Tax, Audit & IS/IT. Before that, he spent 15 years with Nestlé in multiple assignments across Asia and Europe, as CFO, as well in Finance Transformation roles at the Group HQ in Switzerland. Stephane started his career in 1997 in Corporate Finance with Credit Suisse in Geneva, after having graduated from HEC - the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Stephane holds a Swiss and Italian citizenship.
Torsten is a manufacturing and supply chain professional with over 15 years experience in Kraft Foods, in his latest role he was Area Director Manufacturing Eastern & South East Europe. In Partner in Pet Food he is managing 9 factories, Product Development, QA, Supply Chain, Purchasing and investment projects. He joined the company in 2009.