SCA appoints new President for Global Hygiene Category
May 04 2016 - 2:17AM
Business Wire
SCA has appointed Georg Schmundt-Thomas as its new President of
Global Hygiene Category. He will have global responsibility for
SCA’s customer and consumer brands and innovation in the hygiene
area. Georg Schmundt-Thomas will be a member of the Executive
Management Team and report to President and CEO Magnus Groth. He
will assume his position on August 1, 2016.
Georg Schmundt-Thomas has extensive experience from working in
the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry. He has worked for Procter
& Gamble since 1992 where he held a number of senior positions
in a variety of markets, categories and strategic functions, most
recently as Duracell Chief Marketing Officer, Duracell, and
previously Vice President and General Manager Baby Care Latin
America.
’’Georg Schmundt-Thomas will play an important role, as
President of the Global Hygiene Category, and further strengthen
our innovation and brand development ambitions to support the
business. Georg’s international experience and profile, combined
with a solid track record of developing world leading brand
portfolios will be an asset to our organization,” says Magnus
Groth, President and CEO of SCA.
SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The
Group develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and
forest products. Sales are conducted in about 100 countries under
many strong brands, including the leading global brands TENA and
Tork, and regional brands, such as Libero, Libresse, Lotus,
Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. As Europe’s largest private
forest owner, SCA places considerable emphasis on sustainable
forest management. The Group has about 44,000 employees. Sales in
2015 amounted to approximately SEK 115bn (EUR 12.3bn). SCA was
founded in 1929, has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is
listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, visit
www.sca.com.
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