Pilkington United Kingdom has announced two new senior appointments with the promotion of Kristian Chalmers to head of sales and Leo Pyrah to marketing and VA manager.
The two have a combined 25 years’ experience working across the company’s Architectural Glass business and the wider NSG Group. They will be based at the group’s European Technical Centre in Lathom, Lancashire.
Kristian Chalmers takes the post after serving as Strategic Marketing Manager for Europe within the business. Her past experience includes launching some of the business’ most successful products, including Pilkington K Glass which the company is selling at full manufacturing capacity each month in the UK.
She takes over from Andy McDowell, who is retiring from his role as Commercial Director, concluding a 30-year career at the company.
She said: “It’s exciting to step into this position at this crucial time for the industry and our customers. My team’s focus in the near term will be supporting customers as UK glass supply remains constrained, while looking ahead to new opportunities for the existing and new sectors, including the servitisation of glass.”
Leo Pyrah takes on a multifunctional strategic marketing role in the business, with a key focus on adding value for customers through NSG technology. He began his career in the group as a graduate working in R&D in 2007. Since then, he has held a variety of technical and product management roles in the UK and overseas as part of the group’s operations in Vietnam and China.
He said: “Glass applications and specifications are evolving in line with new regulations and building policies, in what’s a key period of change in building design. It’s creating strong market opportunities for value added glass products, which I’m looking forward to working alongside customers in targeting.”
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