Executive Management & Extended Management Team
Cibes Executive Management (CEM) consists of seven members: the CEO; the Chief Operating Officer (COO); the Chief Financial Officer (CFO); the VP Sales Americas; the VP Sales Europe; the VP Sales Greater China; and the VP Sales APAC & MENA. The Extended Management Team (EMT) consists of three members; the Director Product Management & Sustainability; the VP Marketing & Digital Excellence; and the VP Corporate Development. The executive management meets twice a month to follow up on the business and performance situation.
Executive Management
Per Lidström
Education: M.Sc. Eng.
Previous experience: COO of Seco Tools AB, Business Unit Manager within Sandvik Materials Technology AB and President Pennsylvania Extruded Tube Company (USA)
Born: 1976
Started at Cibes: 2019
Malin Wadsby
Education: M.Sc.Ind.Eng.& Management
Previous experience: Vestas, Ørsted and Sandvik
Born: 1985
Started at Cibes: 2021
Samson Popowitz
Education: BA, Dartmouth College
Previous experience: VP, Sales & Marketing China, Asia, and MENA of Cibes Lift Group,
VP Operations of OSM Group, Space Flight Instructor at NASA
Born: 1975
Started at Cibes: 2013
Merijn Aldewereld
Education: MBA International Business
Previous experience: MD Aesy Liften, MD Mechan Group, Operations Director Pon Equipment
Born: 1982
Started at Cibes: 2017
Russell Walker
Education: BA, University of Michigan
Previous experience: PU Director at Cibes Lift AB (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd., Operations Director at Splitvision Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., Operations Director at OSM Manufacturing (Dongguan) Co. Ltd.
Born: 1975
Started at Cibes: 2018
Kevin Der Arslanian
Education: Masters in Management from ESCP Business School
Experience: Director SEA at Cibes Lift Group, Country Manager Cibes Lift India, Founder at Smyrna International
Born: 1988
Started at Cibes: 2017
Michael Graff
Education: William Rainey Harper College
Previous experience: Managing Director of American Elevator of Atlanta Inc., Owner/CEO of American Elevator of Atlanta, Sales and Branch Management for Minolta, Pitney Bowes and MCI Worldcom
Born: 1966
Started at Cibes: 2021
Extended Management Team
Mathias Brandhammar
Education: Bus.Cand, Finance Admin.
Previous experience: CFO of Cibes Lift Group, CFO of Gyros AB, several senior management positions within the field of Finance & Administration within Cytvia AB.
Born: 1969
Started at Cibes: 2014
Paul Bokkers
Education: Meridiaan College, Sales
Previous experience: Marketing & Sales Manager Aesy Liften, Business Development and Account Management Elseco elevator security components
Born: 1982
Started at Cibes: 2010
Theodor Ernstson
Education: M.Sc. Business Administration.
Previous experience: Business Director, Splitvision Design. Director Operations Design, Quality & Fulfillment, OSM Group.
Born: 1977
Started at Cibes: 2021