Our Leadership Teams

Marc has spent most of his distinguished career with HEINEKEN, initially joining their Finance team in 1995. A Belgian national, he moved into a series of country leadership roles after 2003 across Europe, Africa and the Americas. In 2015, he joined HEINEKEN’s global Executive Team as President for the Americas. Premiumization and the fast expansion of non-alcoholic new drinking experiences have been key to that region’s growth.

Marc also contributed to a transformation in Supply Chain efficiency, revenue management, and the roll out of AI-driven sales tools. He has tremendous global experience in the consumer packaged goods sector and a track record of building a winning culture rooted in trust and empowerment. With his strong commercial acumen and leadership, the world’s leading tea business is in good hands.

Johan brings over 25 years of extensive experience as a CFO for global public and private companies across diverse sectors and geographies. Most recently, Johan served as CFO at Lilium, and previously held the same role at Polestar which he guided through its successful US public listing and spearheaded the company's capital formation activities. Both companies operating in the mobility industry.

Before his time at Polestar, Johan spent more than seven years as CFO at Dole Food Company, a global distributor and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables. At Dole, he played a crucial role in the company's successful merger with Total Produce and its re-emergence as a public entity.

Wendela is a boardroom professional in governance, sustainability and law, with expertise in the private and public sectors. An international executive with broad global and cross-cultural experience, her skills have evolved over three decades working in multiple industries and living on multiple continents. Building on her deep legal experience, she has also undertaken board advisory work on steering companies effectively and sustainably.

Wendela has Masters Degrees in Law from the University of Amsterdam and the University of Cambridge (as Chevening Scholar)

In her spare time, Wendela loves making art, playing tennis and sailing.

Matt has a wealth of experience in implementing innovative, transformative people models, and delivering sustainable business performance.

He started his career as an engineer, designing and simulating manufacturing facilities in the Defense industry.

Formerly the Global P&O lead at Nestlé Waters, Matt joined from PZ Cussons, the Global Healthcare and Consumer Goods Business.

Bruno has more than 20 years’ experience in Supply Chain roles, having joined Unilever in 1999. He has served as the Chief Supply Chain Officer for LIPTON Teas and Infusions since 2021.

Bruno has worked across multiple product categories including Ice Cream, Food, Personal Care and Home Care.

As well as a strong track record in Supply Chain, Bruno has held positions as Head of Ice Cream Supply Chain Europe, Head of Market Supply Chain and Factory Director in different locations. He is a graduate of Icam Engineering School in France.

Brazilian-born chemical engineer and bio-scientist Taisa has lived and worked around the world. She has experience from world’s leading drinks and food businesses, including Kraft Foods, Mondelez International, and the Coca-Cola Company.

She joins from Danone, where she was responsible for the Group’s Research and Innovation team.

Terry, an Australian, has been based in Asia for the last 8 years. He brings significant experience and knowledge in the consumer goods industry, successfully leading business operations and accelerating growth across multiple markets and categories worldwide, particularly the Asia-Pacific market.

Terry has delivered sustainable and people-oriented transformations for some of the world's leading consumer brands, including Mars Wrigley, Campbells, Douwe Egberts, and most recently, DKSH, a leading company specialising in market expansion services.

Jonny is a passionate people leader, with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation across leading brands.

He started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he held various roles across the commercial function and led cross-functional teams across multiple categories. He then moved to Mondelez, first as Category Planning Director, followed by Sales Director for UK Grocers, and later taking on the role of Managing Director for Northern Europe. Jonny joined LIPTON Teas and Infusions in early 2025 having been the Managing Director of Perfetti Van Melle UK (makers of Mentos, Fruittella, and Chupa Chups).

Outside of work, Jonny mostly spend time taxiing his three children to their very active social lives and hobbies. He also tries to keep fit and has taken part in extreme challenges such as completing London Hyrox in 2024.

Łukasz is an accomplished business leader with over two decades of experience in consumer goods, driving growth and transformation across international markets. As General Manager for Poland and Eastern Europe at the time of LIPTON Teas and Infusions' creation, he successfully led one of the region's largest corporate carve-outs in the sector.

His career spans senior leadership roles at Unilever, Coty, Coca-Cola HBC, RB (ReckittBenckiser), Danone, and BAT, where he built and led large, diverse teams and managed complex business transformations.

Beyond his professional achievements, Łukasz is a devoted husband and father of two. He is passionate about travel, languages, sports, and cooking, and finds inspiration in discovering new cultures and experiences.

Emilie spent most of her distinguished consumer goods career at Mars, bringing more than two decades of experience to LIPTON Teas and Infusions when she joined in late 2022. In that time she held a number of roles in sales, marketing and category management, across both petcare and snacking divisions. In her last role, she was a member of Mars' EMEA Board for their then recently acquired premium healthy snack brand, KIND.

Emilie has a strong conviction for authentic positive leadership and a track record for team engagement and developing people. She lives with her husband and daughter and dog in France.

A results-driven and purpose-led executive, Tim has a strong track record of building brands and delivering sustainable growth.

He has deep expertise in the tea category, having led the Celestial Seasonings business for over six years, driving consecutive years of growth. He also previously helped launch and scale Starbucks’ Teavana brand across North America, including the successful introduction of Teavana Oprah Chai and the development of retail tea bar experiences. His first ever assignment on tea came on the TAZO brand, rolling out a comprehensive brand repositioning across all channels.

Most recently, Tim served as Managing Director of Ella’s Kitchen in the UK, a Certified B-Corp, where he returned the business to growth, improved profitability, championed sustainability, and strengthened brand equity through integrated consumer and retail strategies.

A journalist by background, Gareth has held various senior roles over the past 20 years designing and implementing international communication strategies with purpose-driven and consumer-centric household names such as Virgin and Uber. Most recently he led the global corporate affairs efforts of Dutch-based sustainability champion Royal DSM in driving positive food systems transformation.

A longstanding advocate for corporate social responsibility, Gareth is a founding Board Member of UNFOLD which brings together business leaders to positively shape the role of companies in the world. Gareth is originally from the UK but has lived in the Netherlands for more than a decade. He cannot speak Dutch, yet.

Jean-Remy is a Managing Partner at CVC, having joined in 2008. Based in Luxembourg, he is head of the Operations team.

Prior to joining CVC, Jean-Remy worked at TPG as a member of their operations team. Before TPG he worked at Mars Inc. in various operational and financial roles.

Jean-Rémy holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a board member of several portfolio companies.

Pierre is an accomplished CEO in the consumer brands space and an experienced Board Director. His career spans multiple global companies and he has acquired a strong reputation as a transformative leader focused on fundamentals and systemic change. He is recognized for his international mindset as well as his ability to consistently focus on teams’ alignment and engagement.

Most recently he was the CEO of Coty Inc., a global leader in the beauty industry with a turnover of US$9b and 20,000 employees. Prior to this, Pierre was CEO of JDE, a privately-owned coffee company which he led from September 2013, overseeing its integration with the Mondelez coffee business in 2015. JDE is now established as a key player in the coffee industry with €5.5b sales and more than 15,000 employees.

Before joining JDE, Pierre spent 25 years at Mars Inc. in multiple leadership roles across the world. In his last position he was CEO of Mars Global Petcare, a $14b business with 40,000 employees.

An avid diver, motorbiker, and modern art amateur, Pierre holds a law degree from the university of Paris-La Sorbonne and an Economics and Finance degree from the Sciences-Po Paris. He has a son and lives with his partner Veronique in Amsterdam.

Pev is a Partner of CVC Capital Partners, having joined in 2004. He became a Director of ekaterra (now LIPTON Teas and Infusions) on July 31, 2022, when ekaterra was successfully acquired using funds managed by CVC.

Before joining CVC, Pev worked for Citigroup and Schroders in their Mergers & Acquisitions departments. He has an MA degree from Oxford University.

Rachid is a prominent business leader and former Minister of Trade, Industry & Investment in Egypt. He is the founder of Swiss-based Alsara Investment Group, a holding company that strategically invests in companies in creative industries in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, with a focus on luxury, wellness, design, innovation and technology. In addition to founding Alsara, Rachid is Chairman of both Valentino and Balmain, two of the world’s leading luxury fashion companies. He is the CEO of Mayhoola for Investment and a Board Member of the Katara Hospitality Group.

A former President of Unilever North Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Member of Unilever’s Board of Directors, Rachid holds degrees from the University of Alexandria and Harvard Business School.

He is the recipient of the Cavaliere di Gran Crose, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, the highest Order of Merit in Italy.

David is an investment professional at LIPTON Teas and Infusions’ parent company, CVC Capital Partners, having joined in 2009. He became a Director on July 31, 2022 of what was then ekaterra, when its acquisition by funds managed by CVC was successfully completed.

Prior to joining CVC, David worked for OC&C Strategy Consultants.