Sealed Air Announces New Business Unit Structure and Leadership to Maximize Opportunities and Synergies
Sealed Air Corporation has announced its next step in the integration of the Diversey business, including the establishment of new business units in 2012.
Sealed Air Corporation has announced its next step in the integration of the Diversey business, including the establishment of new business units in 2012.
- Simplify their organizational structure and reduce complexity;
- Develop management capabilities for the future;
- Leverage economies of scale in key market sectors and geographies;
- Focus and accelerate growth in developing markets across all businesses;
- Maximize shared customer and development opportunities in Food & Beverage;
- Optimize benefits in purchasing, manufacturing and logistics;
- Accelerate realization of cost synergies; and
- Exceed initial synergy estimates.
- Food & Beverage -- This business combines Sealed Air's legacy Food Packaging and Food Solutions businesses with Diversey's Food & Beverage applications. Together, this new segment will leverage industry-leading expertise in food science and microbiology to deliver solutions that protect and enhance the food and beverage supply chain to ensure food and beverages are prepared and processed in a safe and efficient environment, will offer extended product shelf life, reduced waste, and provide value-added convenience benefits. This business is expected to represent approximately 45% of Sealed Air revenue and will be led by Karl Deily, an experienced leader with over 30 years at Sealed Air. Karl currently leads Sealed Air's global Food Packaging business.
- Institutional & Laundry -- This business will consist of Diversey's building care, laundry and infection control solutions for Building Service Contractors/Facility Management, Retail, Food Service, Hospitality and Health Care sectors. This business is expected to represent approximately 30% of Sealed Air revenue and will be led by Pedro Chidichimo, a senior executive with over 15 years at Diversey. Pedro currently leads Diversey's Global Customer Solutions and Innovation efforts and was previously the President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa business.
- Protective Packaging -- This business will combine Sealed Air's legacy Protective Packaging, Shrink Packaging and Specialty Materials businesses to provide customers with a broad portfolio of protective packaging systems across a range of applications and industries. This business is expected to represent approximately 20% of Sealed Air revenue and will be led by Ryan Flanagan, an experienced Sealed Air leader with over a 20 year background serving in both the Protective Packaging and Food Packaging businesses. Ryan currently leads Sealed Air's global Protective Packaging business.