Following the recent restructuring of JBF Belgium and JBF Bahrain, the new executive team will strengthen the company’s operations and ESG alignment, and bring a stronger focus on partnering to deliver customer value.
Bill Ozturk has been appointed as Group CEO of JBF Global Europe and JBF Bahrain and will lead both businesses in accelerating growth, creating value and expanding JBF’s strategic ambitions. Bill is deeply operations and strategy focused, with an emphasis on ensuring business resilience and performance improvement to sustain and grow both businesses. He brings 20 years of combined entrepreneurial, and industry experience with a focus on leading international companies through periods of significant business and industry change. For the past 3.5 years, he served as Interim CFO for JBF Global Europe BV and JBF Bahrain WLL, driving operational and financial stability amid challenging market conditions.
“We are emerging from a major restructuring into a period of transformation and growth,” he explains. “While today’s global environment presents undeniable challenges, it also opens up new opportunities for those who are agile and prepared. We are committed to strategic growth and market leadership, positioning JBF Global Europe and JBF Bahrain as stronger, more resilient, and competitive players. I feel privileged and proud to lead an exceptionally talented organisation, and I am excited to take on this next chapter together.”
Giles Peacock joins JBF B&B as Group Chief Strategic Officer. He is a highly experienced executive with a proven track record of growth and value enhancement in global businesses with Private Equity investors. Prior to joining JBF, he served on the Global Senior Management Team of KP Films and as COO and CEO of AMB SPA, the European packaging specialist.
Commenting on the new appointment, Bill Ozturk stated, “I am very excited to have Giles join JBF. His strategic vision and his proven ability to achieve significant business growth is the perfect addition to our leadership team as we accelerate our global agenda to create value for our customers. His customer and solutions-oriented approach and expertise in sustainable packaging bring invaluable assets to shape the future of packaging and industrial applications at JBF.”
Jaufre Rouanet has been appointed as Group CFO of JBF Global Europe and JBF Bahrain to support the business in its next phase of development and growth. Since 2018, Jaufre has been supporting the JBF Group in the role of Chief Restructuring Officer, working closely with internal teams, lenders, and partners to help the company navigate a period of significant financial and operational challenges. His focus has been on financial stability, building transparent and constructive relationships with stakeholders, and strengthening internal financial and operational processes to support long-term sustainability. Prior to JBF, Jaufre held senior finance roles across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States in the upstream and downstream oil and gas sector and advised a wide range of businesses on financial structuring, restructuring and performance improvement.
Jaufre Rouanet explains. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of JBF Global Europe and JBF Bahrain by moving beyond just supplying resin and film products and toward building longer-term resilience into our industries.”
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