Leadership

Mark Bevan was appointed EVP & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in September 2022. He is a results-driven finance professional with an impressive track record in accounting, business improvement and strategy development across a broad range of industrial sectors.

Mark brings nearly 30 years of leadership experience from a wide range of finance and business functions including various senior financial and CFO positions at companies like Mayborn Group, JCB Excavators Ltd., and the Staffline Group.

Andy Blandford joined Kelvion as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in January 2022. Andy is a highly experienced executive with extensive expertise in delivering significant growth, strong results and building high-performance teams.

Andy previously worked at Dematic, a leading provider of supply chain solutions where he served as SVP Execution/Operations for EMEA and previously as the SVP/Managing Director for Northern Europe. His earlier experience includes General Management roles at CNH Industrial, AGCO Corporation and JCB Excavators Ltd.

Andy has deep international leadership experience having lived and worked in several countries in Europe, the Americas and APAC.

Najat Bouamoud joined Kelvion in September 2018 and is our Vice President of the Project Management Office (PMO).

Before joining Kelvion, Najat held various leadership roles at Accenture where she worked in IT Strategy and Transformation.

Najat has over 10 years of experience in project management and leadership. She has been instrumental in leading complex projects, accelerating business processes and achieving organisational excellence in multiple industries.

Charles Cheng, EVP APAC, joined Kelvion in 2018. He is a results-oriented professional with an impressive track record in order intake, business turnarounds and strategy development.

Charles has worked in the heat exchange industry for over 30 years and has extensive leadership experience in Sales, Marketing and General Management.

Harald Gössl joined Kelvion in 2019 as EVP Manufacturing following a 30-year career in global operational functions where he consistently delivered results as a Turnaround Manager. He has a sound knowledge of processes and procedures in a project-based, low volume business and is a strong believer in lean methods to improve workplace safety and efficiency.

Harald has previously held executive positions in China, Germany and Austria with a strong focus on lean production, supply chain, product lifecycle management and digital processes.

Philipp Kurney joined Kelvion in September 2018 and took on the role of EVP Business Unit MCS (Machine Cooling Systems) and PHE (Plate Heat Exchangers) in 2023. With more than 20 years’ experience in all aspects of industrial services, Philipp is a highly skilled B2B international executive.

Prior to joining Kelvion Philipp held several international leadership positions in Siemens Power Generation and Siemens Oil & Gas.

Miguel Marcos joined Kelvion in 2018 as EVP Supply Chain Management. He is an experienced executive with extensive international exposure and a strong engineering background.

Miguel specialises in purchasing, supply chain management, quality and operations. Prior to joining Kelvion he worked for the Wittur Group and Grupo Antolin a leading company in the elevator and automotive interior trim market.

Christian Sattlecker joined the Kelvion Leadership Team in 2017 as EVP Human Resources. He has over 20 years’ extensive leadership experience at an international level.

Christian is well-versed in developing and implementing global HR strategies, improving leadership cultures and individual personal development.

Jody Stonecipher joined Kelvion in April 2013 and became EVP Americas in June 2022. He is a results-oriented executive leader with 25 years of progressive sales and marketing experience in multiple industries for global companies.

Jody Stonecipher’s career began with a global provider of plate heat exchangers where he overhauled the commercial sales organisation and launched a new range of products.

Steffen Thierfelder joined in July 2022 as the EVP Sales & Service. He has a proven track record of significant revenue growth and improvement in profitability and has international experience in General Management, Service and Sales roles.

Steffen Thierfelder was previously the Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at a leading supplier of automated systems for distribution centres and also held senior leadership roles at both Prettl Group and CNH Industrial.

Maarten Verkiel joined Kelvion in November 2022 as EVP Business Unit RT (Refrigeration Technologies). He has broad experience in international leadership, general management of technical customer-focused businesses and a solid background in engineering and manufacturing.

Maarten held various international leadership roles at Caterpillar and has lived and worked in China, the UK and the USA. His career highlights include measurable safety improvements, leading his team to win the global TKE manufacturing quality award in 2021, successfully introducing new products in the market and implementing operational excellence.