As of May 3, Jana KLEY will join Plastic Omnium’s Executive Committee as Group Executive Vice-President Human Resources.

Jana’s mission will be to support the transformation of the Group by implementing a business oriented HR strategy with a strong focus on talent management, performance and digitalization at the service of an agile organization.

A German national, Jana spent her entire career in Human Resources functions at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Industrial Group where she has developed her expertise in organizational transformation, leadership, management support and labor relations in international and multicultural environments.

She began her career in 1996 at the elevator division of UTC in Germany. Jana moved to France in 2000 when she joined the Carrier group where she held various positions as Human Resources Director in Europe and the United States.

In 2010, she re-joined Otis elevator division as HR Director for 15 countries (in North and Eastern Europe and Africa).

In 2014, she became Vice-President Human Resources France, Switzerland and Africa at the Building &Industrial Systems Division of the UTC Group and led the HR function for the entire division in Europe in 2015. In 2018, Jana was appointed Vice President Human Resources and Communication Europe, Middle East & Africa at Otis elevator, covering 26,000 employees in 43 countries.

Plastic Omnium announces the appointment of Cécile Canet-Teil as Group VP Corporate Communications and associate member of the Executive Committee.
In her new position, Cécil’s mission is to leverage the Group’s communications to raise awareness on its strategy, its unique positioning in low-carbon mobility and its sustainable development ambitions.

Prior to joining Plastic Omnium, Cécile CANET-TEIL served as Communications Director for the Solvay chemical group from 2016 to 2020, based in Brussels. She successively managed the Group’s external communications, including the change of logo and the deployment of the new brand identity worldwide. From 2008 to 2012, she was in charge of internal communications for the chemical group Rhodia. Previously, she held increasingly responsible communication positions at Altadis, Seita and Rhône Poulenc where she began her career in 1993.

Cécile is a graduate of the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication (CELSA-Sorbonne) in Paris.

David Meneses joins Plastic Omnium Executive Committee in the newly created position of Executive Vice President Sustainability.
In the context of today’s climate and environmental challenges, this appointment bears witness to Plastic Omnium’s determination to play a key role in the energy transition of the automotive industry by stepping up its sustainable development strategy.
In this framework, David Meneses will primarily be responsible for establishing the Group’s carbon neutrality policy and incorporating circular economy considerations into the solutions offered to OEMs.

From 2017, David Meneses was Group Vice President Sustainability at Air Liquide, where he helped structure CSR initiatives with a focus on developing the group’s first climate goals.

Throughout his career at Air Liquide began in 1996, he held positions of growing responsibility in R&D, business development, sales and marketing, operational management and strategic planning in France and Japan.
He was then appointed CEO of the industrial gas business in the USA after overseeing Air Liquide’s operations in Central America.

Aged 47, David Meneses graduated from ESPCI Paris engineering school (Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles) and holds a Master’s degree in Process Engineering from Paris University.