New regional manager for EMEA
and member of group management
Ivo Schädler will assume responsibility for the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) regions and will join Sika’s Group Management. He succeeds Paul Schuler, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer in May. Both commenced their new roles on 01.07.2017.
Ivo Schädler (51) is a qualified materials science engineer (ETH Zurich) and also holds an MBA. He began his career at Sika in 1997 and held various management positions at the Swiss national subsidiary before becoming General Manager for the UK and Ireland in 2012. In this role, he not only drove forward the subsidiaries’ growth and profitability, but also successfully completed the acquisition and integration of Everbuild Building Products Ltd., the UK’s largest manufacturer of sealants and adhesives.
In 2015 Ivo Schädler was appointed Area Manager Europe South and Head of EMEA Target Market Refurbishment. His area of responsibility included sales activities in the major EU countries; UK, France, Italy and Spain, as well as in the repair and maintenance sector in the EMEA region, managing a turnover of around CHF 1 billion.
