Our Leadership Team
Meet the Leadership Team
Robert William Pye
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO, Robert leads the continued growth of Filtrona’s filters and tapes business and operations globally, including more than 2,000 employees, 11 production facilities, three world-class Innovation Centres and a fully accredited laboratory, serving customers in more than 140 countries across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. He serves as a member of Filtrona’s Board of Directors.
Tue Saabye
Chief Financial Officer
Tue is responsible for the strategic financial leadership of the company. His prior roles include serving as the Group CFO of a drilling company and senior leadership roles in the shipping industry. Tue holds a Master of Science in Business Economics and Auditing, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.
Lay Moi Kow
Global Operations Director
Lay Moi (LM) oversees the company’s operational P&L performance globally, including HSE (Health, Safety and Environment), manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and procurement. In her prior roles, she held senior management positions in operations at a global packaging company and other FMCG companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Technology in Malaysia.
Patrick Meredith
Global Strategy & Business Development Director
Patrick is responsible for developing, implementing and evolving our strategic growth plans. He also oversees our Legal, Compliance, Risk and Governance (LCRG) function. Patrick is a Chartered Engineer, holds a Master of Business Administration from the Open University and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Bath.
Hywel Thomas
Global Commercial Director
Hywel is accountable for the profitable growth of Filtrona’s filters and tapes business globally. He also represents Filtrona’s interest in China as Vice Chairman of the joint venture in Xiamen. Prior to joining Filtrona in 2012, Hywel held senior management roles in Finance, Operations, and Sales & Marketing with multinational companies in the tobacco and packaging industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economic and Politics from Cardiff University and is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Jenny Loh
Global Human Resources Director
Jenny leads the HR function and provides strategic human capital direction by collaborating with our Executive Leadership Team to transform Filtrona through organisational development, talent management and succession planning. Prior to Filtrona, she was based in China for over a decade holding senior management roles in HR with various multinational corporations. Jenny holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Development from University of Manchester, and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Estate Management from National University of Singapore.
Hugo Azinheira
Global Director, Innovation and ESG
Hugo is responsible for R&D, including product innovation and development, product management and commercialisation, Intellectual Property and ESG. In his prior roles, Hugo managed the R&D and innovation functions at two major tobacco companies. Hugo holds a degree in Material Engineering from Technical University of Lisboa in Portugal, and a post-graduate degree in Innovation Management from the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
