Paroc Group appoints Igor Shatz as general manager for Russia

Igor Shatz has strong industrial experience from various general management roles. He has worked in the brewery industry, but also has experience in the construction industry. In his most recent post he worked as managing director of Heineken Brewery LLC, based in St. Petersburg. 

Igor Shatz has earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the St. Petersburg Forest Engineering Academy and an economics and enterprise management degree from the St. Petersburg Military Mechanical University. He has also completed an MBA degree in the Norwegian MBA Program. 

We are delighted to have Igor join Paroc. He has had a very successful career path in general management positions in various industrial companies in the Russian market. With good customer orientation and manufacturing competence Igor brings valuable knowledge to Paroc and reinforces the company’s growth strategy,” says Kari Lehtinen, CEO of Paroc Group

Igor Shatz will succeed the previous general manager for Paroc Russia, Oleg Ermakov, who has been appointed sales director for Paroc Technical Insulations in the Russian market.

 

For further information, please contact: Kari Lehtinen, CEO, Paroc Group Oy, tel. + 358 46 876 8902.

 

 

Paroc Group is a pioneer of energy efficient insulation products and solutions. The PAROC® product range includes building insulation, technical insulation, marine insulation, prefabricated panels and acoustic products. The company has four plants in Finland and three in Sweden, one in Lithuania and one in Poland. A new production facility is being built in Tver, Russia, and will be ready by the end of 2013. Paroc's sales organisation serves customers in 13 countries across Europe. Technical insulation products are also exported to countries outside the EU. In 2011, the Group's net sales amounted to EUR 405 million and the average number of employees was 1,991. Paroc Group is owned by a group of banks and investors with a minority shareholding owned by Paroc's employees. Established in 1937, Paroc has its head office in Helsinki, Finland. www.paroc.com