Eric Le Lay holds an Engineering degree from UTC France as well as an MBA from HEC School of Management in France. He has spent nearly 30 years in the packaging industry. Eric started his career as a Production Engineer and later Business Unit Controller at Kraft General Foods, where he spent 8 years. He then served as a Plant Manager at Johnson & Johnson and United Biscuits prior to joining Amcor. In his 12 years at Amcor, Eric rose from Plant Manager to Managing Director of the European Chilled Foods division. Eric spent 15 years with Huhtamaki and most recently served as President of the Foodservice & Fiber division at Huhtamaki where he was a Member of the Global Executive Team.
Corrado Piroli has a degree in Economics and Accounting. He comes to RKW from the Seves Group. There, he most recently served as CFO for more than 10 years, before which he held various finance functions. Seves Group, based in Luxembourg, is the leading global manufacturer of glass insulators for power transition lines. Corrado is a native Italian (Parma) and has lived and worked in Italy, the Czech Republic, China, Austria, France and Luxembourg.
Jörg Achhammer is a fully qualified lawyer and completed an executive management program at INSEAD in Fontainbleau. His expertise includes the management of international transactions in M&A, corporate finance and capital markets. He held various functions at RKW and is currently responsible for Legal, Governance and M&A. Prior to joining RKW he worked i.a. as an attorney at the U.S. law firm White & Case, completed secondments at financial institutions in London and Frankfurt and worked for the automotive supplier Schaeffler during a major restructuring.
Yin Ejechi holds a Masters in Chinese and International Business, and she recently completed Saïd Business School’s (Oxford University) Strategic Management Executive Programme, where she further developed her skills in executive leadership, corporate finance, and strategy. She has over 14 years of experience in Private Equity and M&A, working with more than 35 portfolio companies, ranging from startups to medium-sized corporations across diverse industries. A specialist in value creation, Yin designs and executes corporate and growth strategies that have enabled businesses to scale effectively.
Philippe Ferrand holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from ENSIC Nancy, France, and has more than 30 years of operational experience in the paper and flexible packaging industry. He started his career as Lab Manager and Product Manager and later as Production Manager in the paper industry at Arjo Wiggins (now owned by Munksjo). Philippe then held senior management positions at Amcor and Chesapeake (now owned by West Rock/Smurfit Kappa). During his career, he has been responsible for sites and operations throughout Europe and China. Prior to joining RKW, Philippe spent 8 years at Huhtamaki, most recently as Senior Vice President Operations & Technology.