Nidec Global Appliance (GA), the Nidec business platform that owns the Embraco HVAC&R solutions brand, has appointed Ricardo Bristotti as its new president. Bristotti will lead the platform’s next phase of growth and its global portfolio.
Bristotti joined Embraco in 2011, before its acquisition by Nidec in 2019, and has worked across Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, and Business & Marketing. In 2021, he was appointed Vice President of the Home Appliances segment. In 2023, he moved to Nidec’s Commercial & Industrial platform as Business Segment Leader for the European and Asian perimeters, working with large-scale industrial motors.
“I’m very glad to return to the Global Appliance platform, bringing a broader vision of Nidec. As president, my focus will be on accelerating growth in both the commercial refrigeration and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) segments, while continuing to strengthen the market presence of our portfolio for residential, food service, medical and industrial applications”, Bristotti said.
Bristotti is Brazilian and holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas), an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), and a specialization in Project Management from George Washington University (ESI).
“We have a solid portfolio and highly skilled teams to respond to the industry’s current deep transformations. Our focus will be to further expand what we do best: develop technologies and innovations to create solutions that help our customers deliver more energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability to the market”, Bristotti said.