Management | GCE - Gas Control Equipment

Michael Hermansson

Chief Executive Officer

Born: 1959

Education:

MBA University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Professional background

Managing director, Sandvik Öberg, Porto, Portugal, 1991 - 1995
Managing director Bahco South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995 - 2000
Managing director, Bahco Tools Nordic, Enköping, Sweden, 2000 - 2002
Managing director, Hoya Lens Nordic, Malmö, Sweden 2002 – 2004
CEO GCE Group 2004 -

Ronny Christiansson

Chief Financial Officer

Born: 1950

Education:

Master of Business Administration

Previous professional experience:

Chief Accountant „Kraftelektronik AB" 1974-1978
Financial controller „AGA Welding AB" 1979-1983
Chief Financial Officer „AGA Welding AB" 1984-1986
Chief Financial Officer „GCE Group" 1987-

Anders Knutsson

Chief Operating Officer

Born: 1965

Education:

MSc in Mechanical Engineering Lund University, Sweden

Professional background

Management Consultant, LD Group
Vice President Operations, FLIR Systems
General Manager, Flextronics
General Manager, Ericsson Telecom
Factory Manager, Ericsson Telecom
Management Consultant, Accenture

Tony Peers

Executive vice president Marketing

Born: 1964

Education:

BSc Economics and Business - University of Hull - UK
DipM MCIM Chartered Marketing Management Degree - Institute of Marketing - UK

Previous professional experience:

Gas Equipment Product Manger - Esab Group UK, 1986-1990
UK Sales Manager - Unidare Group UK, 1991-1995
UK Sales and Marketing Manager - GCE UK, 1996-1998
Business Area Manager Cylinder Valves - GCE Group, 1999-2005
Business Area Manager GCE PA - GCE Group, 2006-2009
Executive vice president Marketing - GCE Group, 2009-

Thomas Lingenberg

Business Area Manager GCE High Purity

Born: 1963

Education:

Mechanical Engineering
MBA program (Business Economics)

Previous professional experience:

Development Engineer „HAENEL Storage Systems" 1987-1993
Project Engineer „DruVa Armaturen GmbH" 1995-2001
Managing Director „GCE Inc." Ohio/USA" 2001-2005
Business Area Manager HIGH PURITY Division „GCE Group" 2004-today
General Manager „GCE Co. Ltd." Shanghai, China 2007-2009
General Manager „GCE GmbH" Germany

Björn Bengtsson

Group IT Manager

Born: 1961

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Lund University
Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Lund University

Professional background

Management Trainee - Swedish Nestlé, Bjuv Sweden 1988 -1989
Various Project Manager positions in the fields of IT, Logistics and production management - Swedish Nestlé, Bjuv Sweden 1989 - 1994
Logistics Manager - Malaco, Malmö Sweden 1994 - 1998
Business Development Manager - Malaco-Leaf Malmö Sweden 1998 - 2000
Logistics Manager GCE Norden, Malmö Sweden 2000- 2004
Development Manager, Systems & Supply, GCE Group, Malmö Sweden 2004 - 2009
Group IT Manager, GCE Group, Malmö Sweden 2009 -

Petr Hanták

Group Distribution Manager

Born: 1975

Education:

Military High School in Moravska Trebova

Previous professional experience:

Spandex PLC - Purchase Manager
Coty Beauty Czech - Purchase Manager
Storck Czech - Logistic Manager
GCE s.r.o. - Group Distribution Manager

Stanislav Moravec

Group Quality Manager

Born: 1967

Education:

Technical University graduate

Previous professional experience:

Quality Manager „Isolit-Bravo" 1992-95
Quality Manager „AVX" 1996-98
Technical Marketing Manager „AVX" 1998-2002
Project Manager „Air Products " 2002-05
Group Quality Manager „GCE Group" 2006-