Whirlpool Corporation Appoints Gilles Morel as President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region and Executive Vice President, Effective from April 1, 2019
January 18, 2019 at 07:00 am EST
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Whirlpool Corporation announced Gilles Morel as President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region (EMEA) and Executive Vice President. In this role, he will report directly to Chairman and CEO Marc Bitzer. Morel brings more than 25 years' experience in the consumer goods industry, leading sales, operations,
marketing, manufacturing, research and development, and procurement, including several regional leadership roles. His role with Whirlpool Corporation is effective April 1, 2019. Gilles will assume leadership of the EMEA Region, headquartered in Milan, Italy with approximately 22,000 employees, a sales presence in more than 30 countries and 14 manufacturing sites in seven countries. Morel presently holds the role of regional CEO (Northern and Central Europe) at Savencia Fromage & Dairy, overseeing 14 countries including Germany, Central Europe, Benelux and Nordics. Prior to that role he served in numerous regional leadership roles at Mars Inc., most recently as Regional President, Europe and Eurasia.
Whirlpool Corporation is a global kitchen and laundry company. The Companyâs segments include Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) North America; MDA Europe, MDA Latin America; MDA Asia, and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) Global. The Company in the United States and Canada, market and distributes major home appliances and other consumer products under the Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, InSinkErator, JennAir, affresh, Swash, everydrop and Gladiator brand names to retailers, distributors, and builders, and directly to consumers. In Europe, the Company markets and distributes major domestic appliances under the Whirlpool, Indesit, Hotpoint, Bauknecht, Ignis, Maytag and Privileg brand names. In Latin America, the Company produces, market and distributes primarily Consul, Brastemp, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Acros, Maytag and Eslabon de Lujo brand names. In Asia, the Company market primarily under the Whirlpool, Elica, Maytag, KitchenAid, and Indesit brand names.
Whirlpool Corporation Appoints Gilles Morel as President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region and Executive Vice President, Effective from April 1, 2019
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