At PETRONAS Lubricants International, we believe that an organisation is only as strong as the people in it.
PLI’s Operational Leadership Team comprises driven individuals who work together to achieve our goals and aspirations across the organisation. Their leadership also ensures that every employee is given the opportunity for continued growth and success.
Operational Leadership Team
Giuseppe D’Arrigo
Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
Giuseppe serves as the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International.
He is a member of the PETRONAS Downstream Executive Leadership Team and a Board member of Engen Limited.
Giuseppe Pedretti
Group Chief Commercial Officer
Giuseppe Pedretti serves as Group Chief Commercial Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International. As PLI's Group CCO, he directs and drives the overall global business strategy and performance of PLI's business towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationship with key stakeholders globally.
Eric Holthusen
Group Chief Technology Officer
Eric serves as Group Chief Technology Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International. He oversees Project and Engineering, Research and Technology, Technology Commercialization, Business Technology and ASAP.
Shahriman Yusri
Head, Group Human Resources Management
Shahriman Yusri serves as Head of Group Human Resources Management of PETRONAS Lubricants International. He is the driving force behind the company's human capital strategies overseeing Global HR Partnerships, Compensation and Benefits, Talent Sourcing and Management, as well as Capability and Performance functions.
Noorhana Abdul Habib
Group Chief Financial Officer
Noorhana serves as Group Chief Financial Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International. She is responsible for PLI's Business Planning and Performance, Financial Consolidation and Statutory Reporting, Corporate Finance and Treasury, Tax Planning and Management, Risk and Governance and Internal Audit.
Guilherme De Paula
Group Chief Supply Chain Officer
Giulherme serves as the Group Chief Supply Chain Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International. His key roles in PLI include overseeing Procurement, Sourcing and Planning, Global Manufacturing, as well as PLI's Centre of Excellence (Contracts, Procurement & Tenders).
Global Leadership Team
Alessandro Orsini
Head, Global Key Accounts Management
Alessandro Orsini serves as the Head of Global Key Accounts Management. He manages and develops strategies to enhance OEM and key account partnerships worldwide, aimed at effectively contributing to the growth in PLI’s total volume and market share in all regions. He also identifies and develops synergistic possibilities both within and across key accounts to achieve better margins and returns for PLI.
Andreas Wim Deges
Head Middle East & North Africa
Andreas serves as Regional Head of Africa & Middle East of PLI. He directs and drives the overall business strategy and performance of PLI's business in Africa & Middle East towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationships with key stakeholders in Africa & Middle East.
Andy Beattie
Head, Group Strategic Marketing
Andy serves as the Head of Group Marketing for PLI. With PLI's aim of becoming the globally preferred brand for Fluid Technology Solutions, Andy spearheads the development and manages strategic integrated marketing capacities and capabilities to effectively promote the PLI brand and its portfolio of products, effectively contributing to the growth in total volume and market share in all regions.
Azlan Shah Mydin
Head, Group Legal & Company Secretarial
Azman Mohamed
Head, Group Strategic Planning & M&A
Azman serves as Head, Group Strategic Planning and Mergers & Acquisition of PLI. His key roles in PLI include setting up medium and long term business strategies for the Group and serving as a single point for Mergers and acquisitions to support the strategic growth through proactive pursuance of acquisition target.
Barry Smith
Head, Group Industrial Lubricants
Barry serves as Head, Group Industrial Lubricants of PLI. He is responsible for the strategic development and growth of the Industrial lubricants business globally.
Domenico Ciaglia
Managing Director / CEO Arexons SpA
Domenico serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Arexons of PLI. He is responsible for the strategic development and growth of PLI's car care business and driving the operations of Arexons as a leading manufacturer and marketer of car care and maintenance products.
Jack Wang
Head, Greater China
Jack serves as Regional Head, Greater China of PLI. He directs and drives the overall business strategy and performance of PLI's business in China towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationships with key stakeholders in the region.
Mario Parenti
Head, Europe
Mario serves as Regional Head, Europe of PLI. He directs and drives the overall business strategy and performance of PLI's business in Europe towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationships with key stakeholders in the region.
Phillip James
Group Chief Business Officer
Phillip serves as the Group Chief Business Officer, with dedicated focus in creating and implementing a differentiated Group III+ Base Oil Strategy as well as a number special projects approved by the Board of Directors.
Ruslan Halim Islahudin
Head, Asia Pacific
Ruslan serves as Regional Head, Asia Pacific of PLI. He directs and drives the overall business strategy and performance of PLI's business in the Asia Pacific towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationships with key stakeholders in the region.
Witold Ruchala
Head, Americas
Witold serves as Regional Head, Americas of PLI. He directs and drives the overall business strategy and performance of PLI's business in the Americas towards sustainable and value-driven growth. He is also responsible for leading PLI's corporate and business relationships with key stakeholders in the region.
Zamrany Hasral Ismail
Head, Base Oil Sales & Marketing
Zamrany serves as the Head of Base Oil Sales & Marketing. He spearheads the growth of PLI's base oil business globally including the expansion of ETRO+, the unique group III+ base oil.