Klaus P.

Managing Director | General Manager | Board Member

Italy

About

I am an international business leader with extensive experience as Managing Director, General Manager, and Commercial Executive, driving growth, transformation, and market expansion across diverse environments. Throughout my career, I have led high-performing teams and delivered sustainable results by combining strategic clarity with strong commercial execution across Sales, Marketing, and Operations. I recently completed the IMD Mastering Board Governance Program, strengthening my ability to contribute at board level with a focus on governance, risk oversight, and long-term value creation in complex and fast-changing environments. My leadership approach is grounded in accountability, simplicity, and impact, aligning people, strategy, and execution to deliver measurable outcomes. I am particularly interested in contributing to organizations seeking to accelerate growth, navigate transformation, and strengthen governance and leadership effectiveness at executive and board level.

Experience

  • Tetra Pak (Full-time · 19 yrs 3 mos)
    • Global Sales Director
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • Managing Director Southern Africa
      Nov 2021 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs

      As Managing Director of Tetra Pak Southern Africa, I lead the strategic and operational direction of a complex, multi-country organization within a global industry leader in food processing and packaging. My focus is on driving sustainable growth, operational excellence, and innovation across diverse markets, while ensuring customer success and long-term stakeholder value. Tetra Pak Southern Africa has a head office in Johannesburg with technical and sales teams in Cape Town, and a factory in Pinetown, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The company serves the business needs in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

    • Key Account Director Mexico
      Feb 2018 - Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      •Responsible for P&L, cash flow, optimizing operational costs, and ROI for top customers. •Lead the launch of the first digital campaign in Mexico using unique QR code in Tetra Pak packages. •Alongside Danone, launched the first responsibly sourced Mexican UHT milk in Mexico. The Margarita Project is designed to support local farmers’ contributions to eradicating the country’s 35% deficit in milk production by providing training in environmental practices, technology support and breeding methods focused on animal welfare.

  • Marketing & Communication Executive in Tetra Pak Peru & Bolivia at Adecco
    Jan 2006 - Mar 2007 · 1 yr 3 mos

    •Launched a corporate campaign on TV and alternative medias, achieving 74.5% national brand awareness. •Develop relationship with customer with the aim to increase market penetration of Tetra Pak packages, get new business or discover product concepts.

  • Marketing Intern at Tetra Pak
    Apr 2005 - Dec 2005 · 9 mos

    •Supervised promotional and marketing campaigns. •Provide “on field” commercial intelligence for customer and business development areas.

  • Marketing Intern at Red Científica Peruana
    May 2004 - Sep 2004 · 5 mos

    RCP Peruana was the first internet service provider in Peru. http://www.rcp.net.pe •Participated in the development & launch of a new internet service •Provided support to the commercial area by providing marketing data •Provided customer service support

  • Commercial & Risk Intern at Banco Pichincha Perú
    Apr 2002 - Dec 2003 · 1 yr 9 mos

    •Provided support to the commercial area •While in the risk area, in charge of analyzing costumer’s bank statements •Provided costumer service to customers seeking financial consultation and loans