From 1 July 2020, Pernille Lind Olsen becomes the new Group Vice President for Hempel Europe & Africa.
Pernille Lind Olsen has worked for the world's leading manufacturer of coating solutions for the protective, decorative, marine, container, industrial and yacht segment since November 2013. Since then she has held positions as Group Product Director, Group Product & Portfolio Director and, most recently, Group Vice President for South & East Asia. This position will be filled by the current Finance Director for Hempel Middle East Jonathan Mercer.
Hempel's President & CEO, Lars Petersson, says: "Pernille is known for her business-focused leadership style and she makes an excellent role model for anyone looking to see our Leadership Behaviours in action. She is able to translate strategy into execution and delivering on results: in South & East Asia she has engaged the full organisation in turning the business around. Pernille encapsulates our value of constantly challenging".
Jonathan Mercer joined Hempel-owned Crown Paints in the 1990s. In 2015 he then moved to the Middle East where until the 31 June 2020 he will work as Financial Director for Hempel's Middle East region, before taking on the position of Group Vice President for South & East Asia.
Lars Petersson says of him: "Jonathan is keen to combine financial acumen with a commercially-oriented leadership. He fully embraces personal development, both his own and others'. He manages to establish himself as a model to follow".