Qvantum recruits Federico Rosales as Global COO
The Swedish heat pump company Qvantum has recently acquired Electrolux Group’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. The appliance industry has long been recognized as a benchmark in terms of Operational Excellence and represents a model for the heat pump industry. Through the acquisition, Qvantum now has access to superior mass production technology and know-how to accelerate its growth journey.
Federico Rosales will take on the role as Global Chief of Operations. His mission is to set up end-to-end operations to enable the scale-up of Qvantum. A critical component is the successful transformation and start-up of the Nyíregyháza facility, which will be converted from refrigerator production to high-end electric heat pumps for key European markets.
Throughout his career, Federico has built significant expertise in highly complex operations systems in industry-leading companies such as Whirlpool, as well as experiences from the automotive and adjacent industries. He has experience covering roles across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Strategic Planning. He has gained experience both in high-paced operations leadership assignments and multi-year transformation programs in various functional areas.
Qvantum names Philip Ord as new UK CEO
Philip Ord, with extensive commercial experience in the heating and cooling industry, has been appointed CEO for Qvantum’s UK operations.
There is an increasing need for modern, connected, and modular low-carbon heating and cooling systems in the UK and throughout Europe. Mr Ord will, with his experience in marketing and sales at Mitsubishi Electric, lead the way to enable Qvantum to be a secure energy partner for new developments and retrofitting projects.
“Being part of a company as forward-leaning as Qvantum makes me incredibly excited, stated Ord. “To use the heat pumps as thermal batteries as Qvantum does—both individually and in groups—is, to me, something revolutionary.”
