Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has made two new senior appointments - promoting Kristian Chalmers to Head of Sales, and Leo Pyrah to Marketing and VA Manager.

The pair bring with them a combined 25 years’ experience working across Pilkington UK’s Architectural Glass business and the wider NSG Group, and will help the company to deliver further value for its customers.

They will be based at the NSG Group’s European Technical Centre in Lathom, Lancashire.

Ms Chalmers takes the post after serving as Strategic Marketing Manager for Europe within the business.

Her past experience includes launching some of the business’ most successful products, including Pilkington K Glass, which the company is selling at full manufacturing capacity each month in the UK. She takes over from Andy McDowell, who retires from his role as Commercial Director at the end of June, concluding a 30-year career at the company.

Mr Pyrah takes on a multifunctional strategic marketing role in the business, with a key focus on adding value for customers through NSG technology. He began his career in the NSG Group as a graduate working in R&D in 2007.

Since then, Pyrah has held a variety of technical and product management roles in the UK and overseas as part of the NSG Group’s operations in Vietnam and China.

Matt Buckley, Managing Director of Pilkington UK, said: “Kristian and Leo bring a wealth of experience from across the business’ different functions and countries of operation. This experience will be vital in leading our teams that are supporting customers through this period of recovery - and as they help architects to meet new design challenges by using innovative glass products.”

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Left: Kristian Chalmers Head of Sales, Pilkington UK

Right: Leo Pyrah Marketing and VA Manager, Pilkington UK

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