Juan Pillay has joined Hoover Candy Group as its new marketing director for built-in appliances.
He will be based in Reading and will have overall responsibility for product launches and market development. He will also work with the existing team to meet the business objectives outlined in the group’s 20:20 Vision strategy.
Pillay has industry experience spanning 15 years, across both freestanding and built-in categories. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the role and has a track record in a number of disciplines at companies, including Whirlpool, Bosch-Siemens and Samsung.
Pillay said: “With ambitious plans to become the ‘supplier of choice’, the company has a well-defined strategy for growth and a very strong pipeline of products”