Mr. Nils Helander was born on 3rd December 1968. Swedish citizen, Mr. Nils held two master’s degrees in Mechanical engineering and Production Engineering from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Also, Mr. Nils received Leadership training from Harvard Business School in Boston, USA. Mr. Nils is also fluent in English, Spanish, French, German and proficient in Thai and Portuguese.

In July 2016, Mr. Nils joined PANDORA Production Thailand, Gemopolis plant in Bangkok, as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Managing Director. As Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Managing Director, Mr. Nils is accountable for managing manufacturing priorities, plus its performances, managing cross functional tradeoffs and allocating resources to ensure optimal output. Also, Mr. Nils is overseeing the alignments on overall strategic direction, leading manufacturing capability expansion including operational efficiency as well as ensuring delivering PANDORA’s products at the right quality, at affordable prices and at the right time.

Prior to joining PANDORA Production Thailand, Mr. Nils has previously held senior positions at several other multinational companies, plus had over 25 years end-toend supply chain experiences including R&D in leading FMCG companies in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe with Nestlé, HARIBO and Unilever of where he led the implementations on world-class supply chain practices both on regional and global scales.

PANDORA designs, manufactures and markets handfinished and contemporary jewellery made from highquality materials at affordable prices. PANDORA jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries on six continents through more than 7,700 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, PANDORA employs more than 26,500 people worldwide of whom more than 13,200 are located in Thailand, where the company manufactures its jewellery. PANDORA is publicly listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark. In 2017, PANDORA’s total revenue was DKK 22.8 billion (approximately EUR 3.1 billion) and created 117 million pieces of crafted jewellery. PANDORA is an active member of Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) where the company gains valuable insights into critical factors that shape the business environment and sustainability performance, such as legislation, industry dynamics, mining practices, marketing ethics, and stakeholder and consumer expectations.

PANDORA ’s vision is to be the branded manufacturer that delivers the most personal jewellery experience with the mission to celebrate women by offering them the opportunity for personal expression through our universe of high-quality and contemporary jewellery at affordable prices. PANDORA’s mission is to inspire every woman to feel creative in her self-expression and to feel good while discovering and expressing her individuality.

The core value of PANDORA comprises PRIDE, PASSION and PERFORMANCE. Those three values are combined together to form PANDORA Life Values as is a pride of strong individuals with a wholehearted, can-do attitude.’.

Since 2016, to support increasing global demand for jewellery and to achieve long-term growth strategy, PANDORA has invested over DKK 1.8 billion to expand its production capacity, innovation, research and development in Thailand. PANDORA Production Thailand is currently considered as the most advanced jewellery crafting facility in Thailand in terms of scale, speed and lead time which will enable PANDORA to introduce innovative jewellery crafting by incorporating the most advanced technology with traditional handfinished and skilled craftsmanship. In addition to this, both crafting facilities in Bangkok and in Lamphun are awarded LEED Gold certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) proven as environmentally friendly facilities promoting sustainable development, minimize impacts on the environment and the community, as well as providing a comfortable and positive workplace for employees.