MANAGEMENT BOARD
The MONIER Group is led by a three-member Management Board comprising three nationalities.
- Pepyn Dinandt, CEO
Pepyn Dinandt, Chief Executive Officer
Pepyn Dinandt holds a degree in Economics from the University of Wales and started his career at Hewlett Packard before joining McKinsey & Company. He then held several management positions in a number of industries. He was notably the CEO of Mannesmann Plastics Machinery GmbH, where he gained experience in a Private Equity owned company.
In his last position, Pepyn Dinandt was COO and member of the Management Board at Conergy AG, one of the leading European producers of solar systems. Appointed 8 July 2008 he is the CEO of the worldwide MONIER Group.
- Jürgen Koch, CFO
Jürgen Koch, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Jürgen Koch holds a degree in Economics and until June 2008 was a board member and CFO for Kuka AG. Before this, he occupied the same position for five years with Pfleiderer AG. He began his career with Metallgesellschaft AG where he occupied various managerial finance positions in subsidiary companies.
As of 1 September 2008 he is the CFO of MONIER Group.
- Paul Kolowratnik, CTPO
Paul Kolowratnik, Chief Technology & Production Officer
With a degree in process technology and chemical engineering from the Technological University of Graz, Austria, Paul Kolowratnik started his career as Plant Manager for Ebenseer Betonwerke, Austria, later becoming Industrial Director with responsibility for 13 plants. After earning an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, he joined the former Braas Group in 1982 as Group Controller. In 1984, he was appointed CEO of Lafarge Braas Italia. Since 1990 he has been a member of the board of Braas GmbH, later Lafarge Roofing, now MONIER.
As CTPO of MONIER, he is responsible for the research and development activities of the Technical Centre, Sourcing and the clay tile business in Mexico.