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Nicholas Whitley has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2013, having joined the company at a time when it was primarily focused on North American personal care. Under his leadership, the company undertook a first wave of successful acquisitions that expanded the company’s capabilities and geographic footprint in North America. 

Mr. Whitley then developed and executed a plan to further expand the company’s capabilities across the beauty and personal care, and home care sectors, which saw the company complete seven additional acquisitions and integrations in fiscal year 2020. Before joining our company, Mr. Whitley was President of KIK Custom Products, a division of KIK Corporation, from 2007 to 2009, where he developed and implemented an integrated approach to customer management and manufacturing networks.

From 1999 to 2007, he held a number of senior executive positions at Cott Beverages, a public company focused on private label and contract beverage manufacturing for regional and national brands. He ended his time at Cott Beverages as Managing Director of Western Europe, in charge of three manufacturing sites in the United Kingdom and a network of third-party bottlers across Eastern and Western Europe. 

Mr. Whitley holds a B.S. in general agriculture (with honours) from Aberdeen University.

Le parcours professionnel de Sandra Wisniewski est un exemple remarquable de leadership et de polyvalence dans tous les secteurs. En rejoignant kdc/one en février 2024 en tant que Présidente de la division Beauty and Personal Care, Sandra a joué un rôle moteur dans la croissance des fusions et acquisitions de l'entreprise et dans le renforcement de ses relations avec les marques.

Son parcours témoigne de sa capacité d'adaptation et de sa réflexion stratégique. Après avoir obtenu un diplôme d'ingénieur en mécanique à l'université du Wisconsin, Sandra a commencé sa carrière en se concentrant sur les fonctions « internes », telles que la qualité, la recherche et le développement (R&D), la fabrication et les opérations, ainsi que la gestion de projets. Cette base solide dans des rôles techniques et opérationnels lui a permis de bien comprendre le fonctionnement interne des entreprises, ce qu'elle a ensuite développé lors de sa transition vers des rôles axés sur le commerce.

La carrière de Sandra a connu une évolution supplémentaire lorsqu'elle a obtenu un Executive MBA à la Kellogg School of Management. Cela lui a permis d'accéder à des postes de direction dans les secteurs des dispositifs médicaux et de l'industrie pharmaceutique. Sa trajectoire de leadership a traversé plusieurs secteurs industriels et commerciaux et a culminé en 2017 lorsqu'elle a été recrutée comme Présidente de Materials Technologies chez W.R. Grace & Co.

Tout au long de sa carrière, Sandra a souligné l'importance de la polyvalence et de la diversité des carrières. Elle est convaincue que le fait de passer d'un rôle à l'autre et d'un secteur à l'autre l'a aidée à se développer professionnellement, en lui offrant de nouvelles perspectives, des possibilités d'apprentissage et l'occasion d'établir un plus large éventail de relations et de compétences. Les 25 années que Sandra a passées chez Baxter Healthcare ont confirmé cette conviction dès le début de sa carrière, car elle a appris que le fait de changer de rôle au sein d'une même entreprise favorisait l'évolution de la carrière en offrant de nouvelles perspectives et en permettant d'apprendre en acceptant de nouvelles expériences.

Sandra prône l'engagement en faveur de l'innovation, l'acquisition d'un sens financier et d'une expérience en contact avec la clientèle, qui sont des compétences essentielles lors de la transition vers de nouvelles fonctions, en particulier lorsqu'il s'agit de passer d'un poste de direction opérationnelle à un poste de direction commerciale. Elle encourage les individus à rechercher de manière proactive des expériences qui élargissent leurs compétences et soutiennent leur développement professionnel, quel que soit leur rôle actuel.

En tant que dirigeante de kdc/one, Sandra continue d'encourager une culture d'équipes performantes et de collaboration interfonctionnelle, en stimulant la performance et l'innovation dans le secteur de la Beauté et des Soins personnels.

Roberto Schianchi has served as Chief Executive Officer of Zobele since November 2010 and as our President, Home Care, since the acquisition of Zobele in April 2020. During his tenure as CEO of Zobele, Mr. Schianchi has driven a twofold increase in Zobele’s sales and has been an active board member of several of Zobele’s subsidiaries. 

Before joining Zobele, Mr. Schianchi was Executive Vice President of Global Sales at Groupe Sidel S.A., a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of machinery for the bottling and packaging of liquids, where he was responsible for global sales. During his tenure at Sidel, from 2004 to 2010, Mr. Schianchi also served as Managing Director and a board member of several of the group’s legal entities across China, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. 

Mr. Schianchi holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano, along with several certifications from advanced management courses at various institutions.

Sumita Banerjee has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer for Home Care, since 2021. Before joining the company, Ms. Banerjee was Senior Vice President of Talent Acquisition for L’Oréal Americas, where she built and led this function for the US group since 2010 with a key focus on direct sourcing, actively seeking out top talents across a diversity of industries and backgrounds. 

Ms. Banerjee’s journey with L'Oréal began in 2000 and includes experiences in new product Launch Management, Package Development and Business Development. Her prior experiences also include working as a Packaging Engineer at Bristol-Meyers Squibb Worldwide BeautyCare, as in Manufacturing Engineering at the Estée Lauder Companies and as a co-op at Colgate Palmolive.

Ms. Banerjee is a Packaging Engineering graduate from Rutgers University and also completed the Leadership Programs at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and INSEAD France.

Nicolas Beugnot is our Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Beugnot oversees the team that provides legal, risk and compliance advice and guidance on all facets of kdc/one’s business and operations worldwide. In his time at kdc/one, Mr. Beugnot has created and grown the first legal function at kdc/one. He has overseen the successful acquisition and integration of multiple businesses including the strategic acquisitions of HCT, Zobele, and Benchmark, while supporting our major organic growth initiatives and projects. Mr. Beugnot serves as Corporate Secretary to the kdc/one Board of Directors. He joined kdc/one in 2019.

Prior to joining kdc/one, Mr. Beugnot led the OEM division and managed corporate and legal affairs for a North American manufacturer of automotive components and was previously a partner in the corporate group at law firm Stikeman Elliott, with a practice focused on M&A, private equity, and restructuring. In total, Mr. Beugnot has more than two decades of experience across a number of industries and operating structures.

Mr. Beugnot holds law degrees in civil law and common law from McGill University in Montreal. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree from HEC in Montreal.

Isabel Meunier has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer for Beauty & Personal Care since March, 2021. Ms. Meunier has an extensive 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Talent management working for several large multinational companies in the manufacturing, digital entertainment, and professional services industries.

Before joining kdc/one as a Senior Director for Human Resources, Ms. Meunier held the role of Human Resources Manager at CN (Canadian National Railway), where she led various fields of talent management including, talent acquisition, organizational development, performance management, succession planning, compensation management, systems implementation, and budget and headcount management. 

Isabel is a graduate of the University of Quebec with a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and a concentration in Human Resources.

Natalie Reed has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2022. Prior to joining kdc/one, Ms. Reed served as the CFO, Global Operations and Strategy, Digital Capabilities, Value Chain Transformation, North America Supply Chain.

Throughout her time at PepsiCo Ms. Reed built a strong professional portfolio of Finance experience throughout the group, including roles in Planning, Supply Chain, Marketing, Innovation, Strategy, and FP&A.

Notably, Ms. Reed served as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman/CEO for two years before transitioning to a series of executive-level roles overseeing global finance for R&D and Global Groups and several Global Transformation initiatives prior to her final role at PepsiCo.

In advance of her career at PepsiCo, Ms. Reed spent time at TwinStar Semiconductor, and gained auditing experience at Banc One and Price Waterhouse.

Ms. Reed has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and was a certified public accountant at one time.