Ideal Standard International has announced its intention to jointly appoint Jonas Nilsson and Jan Peter Tewes to the positions of Chief Executive Officers following the departure of Torsten Türling.

Jan Peter Tewes joined Ideal Standard International in October 2018 as Chief Commercial Officer and Jonas Nilsson joined in January 2019 as Chief Operating Officer.

Following a reorganisation of the company in September 2020, Jonas Nilsson was appointed as President - Sanitary Ware, and Jan Peter Tewes as President - Fittings, in addition to his role as Chief Commercial Officer.

The new organisation of the business into segments marks the successful completion of a major transformation, which both Jonas Nilsson and Jan Peter Tewes have been instrumental in leading. 

Before joining Ideal Standard, Jan Peter Tewes served as Executive Vice-President - Building Europe at Uponor, where he was a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. Prior to that, he spent over 10 years at Grohe in various leadership roles. In 2012 he was appointed Chief Marketing Officer and member of Grohe’s Global Management Team.

Key assignments of Jonas Nilsson prior to his joining Ideal Standard include President Europe, Africa and South America at the automotive supplier IAC Group, President Europe & Africa at Autoliv AB, Chief Operating Officer at Franke Kitchen Systems Group and various Operational and Divisional roles at Visteon Corporation and Lear Corporation.

Graham Oldroyd, Chairman of Ideal Standard, commented: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate Jan Peter Tewes and Jonas Nilsson on their future new roles. Individually, each is already an accomplished leader with a successful track record. Together, they bring a wealth of experience to the direction of Ideal Standard.”