Executive Leadership Team

Appointed: June 2018.

Skills and experience: Zoran was previously the Company’s Region Director responsible for operations in 12 countries, and has been a member of the Operating Committee since 2013. He joined the Company in 1996 and has held a number of senior leadership positions, including as General Manager of the Company’s operations in Croatia, Switzerland and Greece. Zoran has a track record of delivering results across our territories and demonstrating the values that are the foundation of our Company culture.

External appointments: None

Nationality: Croatian

Senior management tenure: Appointed April 2021

Previous Group roles: None

Previous relevant experience: Ben has a proven track record and broad experience gained from senior financial positions in the global FMCG industry. This includes ten years with Mars Incorporated, where he was Regional CFO, Europe & Southern Africa and most recently Vice President for Financial Planning, Analytics and Financial Strategy. Prior to joining Mars, Ben spent ten years with Nestlé in a variety of finance roles in Europe, including CFO of Nestlé Czech-Slovak, and CFO for Nestlé Waters in the UK. 

Nationality: Dominican Republic and British

Senior management tenure: Appointed July 2016, appointed Chief Operating Officer September 2020

Previous Group roles: Group Chief Customer and Commercial Officer from 2016 to 2020. From 1998, when Naya joined the Company, she built her career assuming roles of increased scale and scope, including Marketing Director, Trade Marketing Director, Sales Director and Country Commercial Director, Greece. She has been heavily involved in Group strategic projects and task forces addressing mission-critical business imperatives. In September 2013, Naya was appointed to the role of General Manager, Greece and Cyprus.

Previous relevant experience: Naya joined the Company in 1998 from The Coca-Cola Company where she held a number of marketing positions up to Marketing Manager.

Nationality: Greek

Regions: Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Island of Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland

Senior management tenure: Appointed April 2019

Previous Group roles: Minas joined the Group in 1999 holding positions with increasing responsibility in the commercial function in Greece (National Account Manager, Athens Region Sales Manager, National Wholesale Manager, Country Sales Director). Since 2008, Minas has held general management assignments in a number of our markets, including those of Country General Manager Cyprus, Country General Manager Bulgaria and Country General Manager Hungary.

Previous relevant experience: Prior to joining the Group, Minas spent seven years in Unilever Greece in managerial positions in sales and marketing including those of Brand Manager, Trade Marketing Manager and National Account Manager.

Nationality: Greek

Senior management tenure: Appointed January 2022

Previous Group roles: Ivo joined the Group in 1996 as Plant Manager in Croatia, while in 2002 he took over the position of Country Supply Chain Manager. Since 2006 Ivo built his career assuming roles of increased scale and scope across the board, including Strategic Initiative Leader for Customer Centric Supply Chain, Group Supply Chain Processes and Capabilities Director, Regional Supply Chain Director, Group Supply Chain Services Director and Group Supply Chain Operations Director, leading the development and the transformation of the Supply Chain strategy over the years.

Nationality: Croatian

Senior management tenure: Appointed August 2001

Previous Group roles: Jan served as Deputy General Counsel for Coca‑Cola Beverages plc from 1999-2001.

Previous relevant experience: Jan started his career in 1993 with the law firm White & Case in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1995, he joined The Coca‑Cola Company as Assistant Division Counsel in the Nordic and Northern Eurasia Division. From 1997 to 1999, Jan was Senior Associate in White & Case’s New York office, practicing securities law and M&A.

Nationality: Swedish

Senior management tenure: Appointed June 2015

Previous Group roles: Sanda’s previous roles in the Group include: Public Affairs & Communications Manager, Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006; Country Human Resources and Public Affairs & Communications Manager, Serbia and Montenegro from 2006 to 2010; and Region Human Resources Director Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia from 2010 to 2015.

Previous relevant experience: Sanda started in 1989 as Market Researcher and later Strategic Planner working for various local research and marketing agencies in SFR Yugoslavia. She joined Saatchi & Saatchi Balkans in 1994, holding various senior management positions in several Balkan countries, including Managing Director of two start-up agencies, first in North Macedonia and later in Serbia. In 1999 she relocated to London, where she worked for Saatchi & Saatchi and Marketing Drive on a number of pan‑European and business development projects, before she joined our Group in 2003.

Nationality: Serbian

Senior management tenure: Appointed May 2018

Regions: Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Previous Group roles: Nikos joined the Group in 2006 as Regional Manager for Northwest Russia and then moved to general manager roles in Croatia (2008), Bulgaria (2010), Hungary (2013) and Poland (2014).

Previous relevant experience: Prior to joining the Group, Nikos spent five years in technology and telecommunications and seven years with Phillip Morris International in various roles and geographies across Europe and Central Asia.

Nationality: Greek

Senior management tenure: Appointed October 2019

Previous Group roles: None.

Previous relevant experience: Mourad holds an MSc in Computer Systems Networking & Tele-communications from L’École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs. He has 20 years’ experience with two fast moving consumer goods industry leaders, Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal. Mourad started with Procter & Gamble leading SAP implementation in Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Europe, and later was CIO for different lines of business. From 2014 to 2019, Mourad was CIO for the Asia and Pacific region for L’Oréal, leading consumer and customer journey transformation and enabling the use of big data and advanced analytics.

Nationality: British and Moroccan

Senior management tenure: Appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer January 2015, appointed Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer January 2022

Previous Group roles: Marcel joined the Group in 1993, holding positions with increasing responsibility in the supply chain and commercial functions. Since 1995, he has held general management assignments in several of our markets, including as General Manager for Eastern Romania, Regional Manager Russia, Country General Manager Ukraine and General Manager Nigeria. He became General Manager of our Irish operations in 2010 and is now our Group Supply Chain Director.

Previous relevant experience: Marcel joined the Group in 1993, holding positions with increasing responsibility in the supply chain and commercial functions. Since 1995, he has held general management assignments in several of our markets, including as General Manager for Eastern Romania, Regional Manager Russia, Country General Manager Ukraine and General Manager Nigeria. He became General Manager of our Irish operations in 2010 and is now our Group Supply Chain Director.

Nationality: Romanian

Senior management tenure: Appointed September 2020

Previous Group roles: Vitaliy joined the Group in 2011 as General Manager of the Baltics business unit. Since then he has held General Manager roles in Poland and Italy.

Previous relevant experience: Prior to joining the Group, Vitaliy spent four years in Johnson & Johnson as Managing Director of the Ukrainian operation, prior to which he spent seven years in Henkel in managerial positions of growing responsibility in Austria and Ukraine.

Nationality: Ukrainian

Senior management tenure: Appointed May 2021

Previous Group roles: Barbara joined the Group in 1998, building her career first in Switzerland as Trade Marketing Director, Sales Director, Commercial Director, then in Austria 2012 as Commercial Director and Interim General Manager.  

Previous relevant experience: In 2016 Barbara enriched her experience within the Cola-Cola System as Country Director Sweden for the Coca-Cola Company, expanding this responsibility to Norway and Iceland in 2019 before assuming the role of Commercial Execution Director Europe. Prior to joining the Group in 1998, she held positions in brand and customer development for Unilever.

Nationality: Swiss

Senior management tenure: Appointed November 2021

Previous Group roles: Spyros served as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer from 2010-2021. He was Senior Corporate Counsel from 2005-2007 and Deputy General Counsel from 2007-2009.

Previous relevant experience: Spyros was an associate with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP first in New York, United States from 1999-2001 and later in London, United Kingdom from 2001-2004 practicing securities law and M&A.

Nationality: Greek