The Jury
John Parsons, SiebertHead (Chairman of the Jury)
John Parsons is Executive Chairman of SiebertHead, the longest established brand and packaging design consultancy in the UK. Among John’s responsibilities are strategically directing innovative and creative design solutions that are consumer compelling, technically deliverable and generate commercially effective success for client brands. Having worked previously on the client side, John brings an insight and experience that is grounded in an absolute commitment to working in partnership with clients to deliver engaging and intelligent brand design.
Stan Akkermans, Mars
Stan Akkermans was trained as Industrial Engineer and General Manager with focus on the packaging industry. He began his career in 1995 as Management Trainee at Plantijn Casparie. In 2000 he joined Mars Inc. where he advanced to Graphics Project Manager and moved to Germany in 2007 where he worked in the European Business Innovation team as Portfolio Manager. He recently moved to Holland where he is now responsible for the European procurement of all packaging design & innovation agencies.
Andreas Nolte, EDEKA
After a traineeship as retail salesman and studiing business management, Andreas Nolte was Market Maker for Options on Stocks in Frankfurt and London. In 1993 he took on the role as managing director of Nolte aktiv-markt GmbH – a family-run business, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012. The company owns seven supermarkets under the Edeka brand. Another supermarket is to be added next year.
Peter Klein Sprokkelhorst (Advisor of the Jury)
After being trained as a mechanical engineer, Peter Klein Sprokkelhorst decided to join the paper-processing industry. In 1982 he became managing director of Zedek Deventer Holland (which today belongs to the Smurfit Kappa Group) and turned the company into a major display and packaging supplier in Europe. He successfully acquired two companies in Belgium, built a greenfield factory in the Czech Republic and established sales offices in Germany, France and the UK. He retired in 2008, but with 45 years of experience is still active as an independent consultant.
John Parsons is Executive Chairman of SiebertHead, the longest established brand and packaging design consultancy in the UK. Among John’s responsibilities are strategically directing innovative and creative design solutions that are consumer compelling, technically deliverable and generate commercially effective success for client brands. Having worked previously on the client side, John brings an insight and experience that is grounded in an absolute commitment to working in partnership with clients to deliver engaging and intelligent brand design.
Stan Akkermans, Mars
Stan Akkermans was trained as Industrial Engineer and General Manager with focus on the packaging industry. He began his career in 1995 as Management Trainee at Plantijn Casparie. In 2000 he joined Mars Inc. where he advanced to Graphics Project Manager and moved to Germany in 2007 where he worked in the European Business Innovation team as Portfolio Manager. He recently moved to Holland where he is now responsible for the European procurement of all packaging design & innovation agencies.
Andreas Nolte, EDEKA
After a traineeship as retail salesman and studiing business management, Andreas Nolte was Market Maker for Options on Stocks in Frankfurt and London. In 1993 he took on the role as managing director of Nolte aktiv-markt GmbH – a family-run business, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012. The company owns seven supermarkets under the Edeka brand. Another supermarket is to be added next year.
Peter Klein Sprokkelhorst (Advisor of the Jury)
After being trained as a mechanical engineer, Peter Klein Sprokkelhorst decided to join the paper-processing industry. In 1982 he became managing director of Zedek Deventer Holland (which today belongs to the Smurfit Kappa Group) and turned the company into a major display and packaging supplier in Europe. He successfully acquired two companies in Belgium, built a greenfield factory in the Czech Republic and established sales offices in Germany, France and the UK. He retired in 2008, but with 45 years of experience is still active as an independent consultant.
