Organisation

Thomas Guether

President

Thomas Guether is Chief Growth Officer for Compass Group Europe & Middle East heading up New Business Teams, Client Success Management & Retention & Sustainability covering 20 countries of the Group’s 40 countries. He has over 20 years of experience in various leadership roles. Before he joined Compass in October 2019, he worked in the BPO industry with a focus of global contact centre & technology outsourcing working for global BPOs including Sitel, Teleperformance and Capita plc. Thomas Guether was elected to the board on 11 June 2021 and become president on 1 September 2023.

Caroline Soladié

Vice President

Caroline Soladié is Managing Director for Sodexo, leading a scope of 6 countries in Continental Europe. Caroline has a 25 year long career with Sodexo, in various senior leadership positions , mainly in strategic and finance functions, both in France and in Spain. Before being appointed managing director in Continental Europe, Caroline was CFO for Corporate Services activities globally. Caroline is graduated from HEC, based in Paris, and speaks French, English and Spanish. She was elected to the board on 17 November 2023.

Antonio Llorens

Vice President

Antonio Llorens has over 30 years’ experience in the contract catering industry. He is the Chairman and CEO of Serunion, and previously served as CEO of Areas within the Elior Group. Antonio is the President of Food Service España and Alimentaria (International Food and Beverage Fair). He is also patron of the Barcelona Food Bank Foundation. In the past, Antonio occupied the position of President of FoodServiceEurope. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia as well as an MBA from IESE Business School.

Stefan Lundin

Vice President

Stefan Lundin is head of the Industry Law Department at the Swedish industry and employer’s organization Visita, where he´s been working since 2003. At Visita he handles different legal issues concerning – among others – contract catering companies, at national as well as EU-level. Stefan has been attending FoodServiceEurope´s General Assemblies since 2016. He has a degree of Master of Laws (LL. M.) from the Stockholm University. He was elected to the board on 17 November 2023.