Management Structure

GF Piping Systems is one of the three core businesses in the Georg Fischer Corporation. The head of GF Piping Systems is responsible for drawing up and achieving entrepreneurial objectives and for independently managing his group. He is – as are the heads of GF Casting Solutions and GF Machining Solutions – a member of the Executive Board.

Joost Geginat

Head of GF Piping Systems

Member of the Executive Committee

Personal data: Date of birth: November 23, 1966
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany

Nationality: Germany
Education: Cologne University (DE) - Dipl. Kaufmann (MBA) in Business Management

Haute Etudes Commerciales (HEC), Paris (FR) - CEMS Master in International Management

Deutsche Bank, Cologne (DE) - apprenticeship in banking
Employment Background: Since 2016 Head of GF Piping Systems, Member of the Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2014 - 2016
Senior Managing Director and Partner, AlixPartners LLP (CH)
2012 - 2014 Regional Managing Partner for South-East Asia, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Singapore
2002 - 2011 Swiss Chief Operating Officer (COO), Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Switzerland
1995 - 2002 Consultant and Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany

Thomas Hary

Chief Financial Officer

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: February 10, 1981
Place of birth: Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Nationality: German
Education: University of Mannheim - MSc. Economics & Business Administration
Employment Background: Since 2019

CFO GF Piping Systems (CH)

2016 - 2019

CFO GF Casting Solutions (CH)

2013 - 2016

CFO BU Americas, GF Piping Systems (USA)

2010 - 2013

Head of Controlling BU Operations, GF Piping Systems (CH)

2007 - 2010

Business Controller & Project Manager, GF Machining Solutions (CH)

2006 - 2007

Strategic Planning Manager, GF Machining Solutions (CH)

Jens Frisenborg

Head of Business Unit Industry / Utility

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: February 5, 1963
Place of birth: Herlev, Denmark

Nationality: Denmark
Education: Academy of Engineering DIA (Denmark), Diploma as a Civil Engineer

Copenhagen Business School, Diploma in Business Administration
Employment Background: Since 2016

Head of Business Unit Industry/ Utility and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)

2011 - 2015 Head of Business Unit Europe and GMS/GMDI at GF Piping Systems and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2010 - 2011

Head of Business Unit Europe at GF Piping Systems and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)

2008 - 2009

Head of Region Central Europe, Albershausen (DE)

2006 - 2009

Managing Director at Georg Fischer GmbH, Albershausen (DE)

2004 - 2005

Managing Director at Georg Fischer AS, Rud (NO)

2000 - 2005

Managing Director at Georg Fischer A/S, Taastrup (DK)

1995 - 2000

Market Director at Siemens Building Technologies A/S, Søborg (DK)

1991 - 1995

Head of the Product System at DAN-LUK A/S (Velux A/S), Ølstykke (DK)

1989 - 1991

Chairman of the Board at TeleDane A/S, Gentofte (DK)

1987 - 1990

Marketing Manager at Hilti Danmark A/S, Farum (DK)

1985 - 1987

Civil Engineer at Leif Hansen Raadgivende Ingeniører A/S, Herlev (DK)

Dominique van Ackere

Head of Business Unit Europe

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: July 22, 1962
Place of birth: Waregem, Belgium

Nationality: Belgian
Education: VIVES Electro-Mechanics Bachelor

Vlerick Leuven-Gent Management School
Employment Background: Since 2016 Head of Business Unit Europe and Member of Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2013 - 2015 Head Region South Europe - Managing Director GF BE
2009 - 2013 Managing Director GF BE and GF FR
2006 - 2009 Managing Director GF FR
1999 - 2005 Managing Director GF BE

James Jackson

Head of Business Unit Americas

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: May 11, 1970
Place of birth: Oakland, California

Nationality: United States
Education: Pepperdine University, MBA, diploma Master of Science in Technology Management

California State University of Chico, BA, diploma Organizational Communication
Employment Background: Since 2014 Head of Business Unit America and Member of Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2007 - 2014

President, Managing Director GF North America and Member of Executive Committee, Tustin/Irvine (US)

2004 - 2006

Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Member of Executive Committee, Tustin, CA (US)

2002 - 2004
Vice President leading the Western and Central Regions GF

2001 - 2002
Western Regional Manager West, Industrial Piping Systems GF

2000 - 2001 National Sales Manager, Custom Products - GF
1999 - 2001 Area Sales Manager, Hi Purity Sales - GF
1994 - 1999 Application Specialist and Partner, Advanced Industrial Designs

Michael Toh

Head of Business Unit Asia

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: November 4th, 1968
Place of birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nationality: Malaysian
Education: Bachelor Mechanical Engineering (Hons), RMIT, Australia

Masters of Business Administration, Deakin University, Australia
Employment Background: Since 2018

Head of Business Unit Asia

2015 - 2017

VP Sales Asia Pacific, Honeywell Building Solutions, Singapore

2009 - 2015

Regional General Manager - South East Asia, Honeywell Building Solutions

2006 - 2008

Managing Director Malaysia, Singapore, Johnson Controls

2002 - 2005

Director, Service, Asia Pacific, Johnson Controls, Singapore

2000 - 2002

Reliability Consulting Leader, ABB Service Asia, Malaysia

1990 - 2000

Various manufacturing positions, Nissan Australia, BlueScope Steel Malaysia

Noel Schreiber

Head of Human Resources

Senior Vice President

Personal data: Date of birth: September 21, 1971
Place of birth: Munich, Germany

Nationality: Germany
Education: Baccalaureate (A-level) Munich

Study of law with first legal state exam, Munich

Second legal state exam with accreditation as lawyer

MBA, Henley Management College, UK
Employment Background: Since 10/2013

Head Human Resources, GF Piping Systems

2010 - 9/2013

Head Human Resources, GF Automotive AG

2009

Head of Organizational Development and IT, GF Automotive AG

2007 - 2008

Head of Risk Management, GF Automotive AG

2003 - 2006

Head of Legal Department of Webasto AG

2001 - 2002

Lawyer at a law firm

Christopher Dühnen

Head of Business Unit Building Technology

Member of the Global Executive Management

Details: Christopher Dühnen is the Head of Business Unit Building Technology at GF Piping Systems and a member of the Global Executive Management and since April 2020.

Before joining GF Piping Systems, he worked for Xylem and Sensus since 2010. During this time, he was Head of Global Key Account Business Water Infrastructure and Industrial Solutions from 2017 to 2020, VP Sales EMEA & Asia-Pacific from 2020 to 2017 and VP Sales Europe / South America / Asia-Pacific from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, Christopher worked for Merkel Freudenberg Fluidtechnic as Segment Manager Heavy Industry from 2007 to 2010. Before that, he held several Sales Manager roles in South America and Asia in the international public and private utility markets as well as mechanical and industrial engineering industry.

Christopher Dühnen holds a Master in Business Administration of the Export Academy Baden-Württemberg and a Master of Science in Engineering of the TU Darmstadt.

He was born in Wiesbaden (Germany) in 1967.

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Since 2016	Head of GF Piping Systems, Member of the Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2014 - 2016	Senior Managing Director and Partner, AlixPartners LLP (CH)
2012 - 2014	Regional Managing Partner for South-East Asia, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Singapore
2002 - 2011	Swiss Chief Operating Officer (COO), Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Switzerland
1995 - 2002	Consultant and Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany

Since 2019	CFO GF Piping Systems (CH)
2016 - 2019	CFO GF Casting Solutions (CH)
2013 - 2016	CFO BU Americas, GF Piping Systems (USA)
2010 - 2013	Head of Controlling BU Operations, GF Piping Systems (CH)
2007 - 2010	Business Controller & Project Manager, GF Machining Solutions (CH)
2006 - 2007	Strategic Planning Manager, GF Machining Solutions (CH)

Since 2016	Head of Business Unit Industry/ Utility and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2011 - 2015	Head of Business Unit Europe and GMS/GMDI at GF Piping Systems and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2010 - 2011	Head of Business Unit Europe at GF Piping Systems and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2008 - 2009	Head of Region Central Europe, Albershausen (DE)
2006 - 2009	Managing Director at Georg Fischer GmbH, Albershausen (DE)
2004 - 2005	Managing Director at Georg Fischer AS, Rud (NO)
2000 - 2005	Managing Director at Georg Fischer A/S, Taastrup (DK)
1995 - 2000	Market Director at Siemens Building Technologies A/S, Søborg (DK)
1991 - 1995	Head of the Product System at DAN-LUK A/S (Velux A/S), Ølstykke (DK)
1989 - 1991	Chairman of the Board at TeleDane A/S, Gentofte (DK)
1987 - 1990	Marketing Manager at Hilti Danmark A/S, Farum (DK)
1985 - 1987	Civil Engineer at Leif Hansen Raadgivende Ingeniører A/S, Herlev (DK)

Since 2016	Head of Business Unit Europe and Member of Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2013 - 2015	Head Region South Europe - Managing Director GF BE
2009 - 2013	Managing Director GF BE and GF FR
2006 - 2009	Managing Director GF FR
1999 - 2005	Managing Director GF BE

Since 2014	Head of Business Unit America and Member of Executive Committee, Schaffhausen (CH)
2007 - 2014	President, Managing Director GF North America and Member of Executive Committee, Tustin/Irvine (US)
2004 - 2006	Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Member of Executive Committee, Tustin, CA (US)
2002 - 2004	Vice President leading the Western and Central Regions GF
2001 - 2002	Western Regional Manager West, Industrial Piping Systems GF
2000 - 2001	National Sales Manager, Custom Products - GF
1999 - 2001	Area Sales Manager, Hi Purity Sales - GF
1994 - 1999	Application Specialist and Partner, Advanced Industrial Designs

Since 2018	Head of Business Unit Asia
2015 - 2017	VP Sales Asia Pacific, Honeywell Building Solutions, Singapore
2009 - 2015	Regional General Manager - South East Asia, Honeywell Building Solutions
2006 - 2008	Managing Director Malaysia, Singapore, Johnson Controls
2002 - 2005	Director, Service, Asia Pacific, Johnson Controls, Singapore
2000 - 2002	Reliability Consulting Leader, ABB Service Asia, Malaysia
1990 - 2000	Various manufacturing positions, Nissan Australia, BlueScope Steel Malaysia

Since 10/2013	Head Human Resources, GF Piping Systems
2010 - 9/2013	Head Human Resources, GF Automotive AG
2009	Head of Organizational Development and IT, GF Automotive AG
2007 - 2008	Head of Risk Management, GF Automotive AG
2003 - 2006	Head of Legal Department of Webasto AG
2001 - 2002	Lawyer at a law firm