Hulpiau joined Alfa Laval in 1988 and during his 36 years with the company he has held multiple senior leadership positions. In his new role he will join Group Management.
The Food & Water Division accounts for 37% of Alfa Laval’s order intake. The division works with products and systems for food and water applications across industries including food, pharmaceuticals, biotech, brewing, dairy and water treatment. More than 8,000 of the group’s 22,000 employees work in the Food & Water Division.
“Sammy has the strong strategic and operational abilities that are needed in the ongoing transformation of the Food & Water division, which has experienced a long period of growth and margin improvements. I look forward to the next leg of the transformation journey under Sammy’s leadership,” said Tom Erixon, CEO and president, Alfa Laval.
“I am deeply honoured by the opportunity to lead the Food & Water division in such interesting transformational times in the industry and I feel privileged to be working with so many talented colleagues and leaders around the world. I can’t wait to take on this challenge,” said Sammy Hulpiau.
Nish Patel, the current president of the Food & Water division, will move to a new role and lead several important group initiatives. Patel will continue to report to Erixon in his new capacity.
