By Timothy S. Donahue
Top Takeaways:
- Filtrona appointed Tom Sand-Kristensen as CFO, expanding his remit to include finance, legal, governance, IT, and ERP functions.
- The company is streamlining responsibilities to reinforce financial discipline and digital integration across global operations.
- Sand-Kristensen succeeds Tue Saabye and brings senior leadership experience from Faerch Group, ROCKWOOL, and Carlsberg.
Filtrona has appointed Tom Sand-Kristensen as chief financial officer, with oversight of the company’s global finance, legal, corporate governance, IT, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) functions, as the group continues its operational and digital transformation.
The company said the appointment is accompanied by a streamlining of internal responsibilities to strengthen accountability, financial discipline, and integration across Filtrona’s global operations. Sand-Kristensen succeeds Tue Saabye, who has served as CFO during a period of restructuring and portfolio repositioning.
Sand-Kristensen brings extensive international leadership experience, having held senior executive roles at Faerch Group, ROCKWOOL, and Carlsberg, with responsibilities spanning finance, strategy, and operations across the packaging, construction, healthcare, and food and beverage sectors.
Filtrona said his background in complex multinational organizations aligns with the company’s focus on disciplined growth and systems modernization.
Filtrona supplies specialty filtration and fiber-based solutions, including cigarette filters and other engineered filter products. In recent years, it has emphasized efficiency improvements, digital integration, and portfolio focus within its core filtration businesses.
The company said Sand-Kristensen’s appointment supports its long-term growth strategy and ongoing efforts to modernize internal systems and governance, as Filtrona continues to evolve its specialty filters platform.
