Management of Pfleiderer
Dr. Hicham Abel
CEO / COO
Dr. Hicham Abel has over 25 years of management experience in leading strategic planning and operational execution. He has supervised and managed several acquisitions, business exits, and divestments. He has many years of experience working with private equity firms such as Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Lone Star Funds. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering and two doctorates: one in power generation from Ecole de Mine de Nantes and another in international relations & diplomacy.
Dr. Abel began his career in the UK with National Power before joining Air Liquide, where he spent over 11 years in senior management positions in France, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. He then joined the Exova Group as Group Managing Director, where he was responsible for the Middle East and Asia Pacific, managing operations from Dubai.
In 2016, he became CEO of Forsroc, world leader in building materials, and then joined BASF as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific. Most recently, he served as President for Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific at Master Builders Solutions, a global leader in construction chemicals.
As of 31 March 2025, Dr. Hicham Abel is CEO of Pfleiderer Group B.V. & Co. KG.
Andrew Hollyhead
CFO
Andrew Hollyhead graduated law from the University of Sheffield and is a chartered accountant. He started his career in 1999 in accounting at KPMG and then at EY. During his time at EY he moved into consulting, largely with Private Equity owned businesses, before moving into industry in 2011 with PACCOR, a packaging company. In 2013, Andrew Hollyhead became CFO and part of the senior management team that successfully sold the business in 2018. Since 2018 he has held several CFO roles across Private Equity owned businesses. In June 2023, Andrew Hollyhead took on a new role as Finance Operating Partner at SVP.
Since 13 February 2024, Andrew Hollyhead has been CFO of Pfleiderer Group B.V. & Co. KG.
Stefan Zinn
CCO
Mr. Stefan Zinn graduated business administration at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany.
Since 2013 Mr. Stefan Zinn has been working for Pfleiderer Group in sales managerial positions. From 2017 Mr. Zinn was responsible for export sales in Core West of Pfleiderer Group and from 2018 for overall sales in Core West. Since January 2019 Mr. Zinn has been holding the position of Chief Commercial Officer responsible in particular for sales in Core West, export sales and marketing.
In a period 1994-2012 Mr. Stefan Zinn was working on various managerial positions (among others as Director of Sales, Marketing and Strategy and Chief Financial Officer) in Neschen AG, Bückeburg leading producer of digital print media and self-adhesive products. In a period 1991-1994 Mr. Stefan Zinn was working in family-owned consulting firm Rolf Zinn & Partner Unternehmensberatung GmbH.
Since 1 May 2019, Stefan Zinn has been CCO of Pfleiderer Group B.V. & Co. KG.
