Our management team is responsible for our employees and production sites worldwide. With a dedication to delivering consistent high levels of performance, precision, flexibility and care throughout our organisation, they ensure the smooth running of the company and maintaining a strong, unified Rosti company.
Jonas Persson
CEO Rosti
Jonas Persson joined Rosti as CEO in August 2020 having previously been involved with Nordstjernan, our parent company, for four years. With over ten years experience in injection moulding, Jonas has also sat on the board since 2016 and enjoyed the title of Chairman since 2020. With a diverse background, Jonas has held leadership roles for ASSA ABLOY, Nolato, Alfa Laval and most recently CEO for Nilfisk A/S. Having spent 12 years working in China, Jonas has extensive international and operational experience.
David Knight
Senior Vice President Europe
David Knight joined Rosti in 1991 as a Maintenance Engineer at our Larkhall site. In 2002 he moved to China to become Managing Director of Rosti Asia, before returning to the UK in 2005 to become COO, Rosti Asia. In 2015 David was promoted to Executive Vice President of Rosti Asia with responsibility for the continued development and expansion of Rosti’s business and footprint in Asia. In 2018 David was appointed COO of Rosti and most recently has taken on the role of Senior Vice President Europe.
Joel Davidsson
CFO Rosti
Joel Davidsson joined Rosti as CFO in August 2021 and is based at our Malmö headquarters. Joel has a diverse financial background with several years of experience from international financial advisory and investment banking firms, as well as, from financial leadership roles at global manufacturing companies. Most recently as Vice President and Head of Group FP&A and Investor Relations at Alfa Laval and prior to that as CFO for two business areas at ASSA ABLOY. Joel holds and M.Sc. in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics.
Pat Williams
Senior Vice President Asia
Pat Williams joined Rosti as a trainee moulding technician in 1987 and was first based in the UK. He then moved to China and was leading the Engineering activities as the Engineering Director in Rosti China when it was established in 2002. In 2005 he took over the overall responsibility of the operations in China as the Managing Director and in 2012 supported the establishment of Rosti Malaysia. Since 2018 Pat is Senior Vice President of Rosti Asia.
Michael Molling
Senior Vice President, North America
Michael joined Rosti in December 2021 alongside Rosti’s acquisition of Plastic Components, Inc. (“PCI”) and now serves as Senior Vice President of Rosti North America. Michael joined the legacy PCI business in 2017 and previously served the business as Chief Financial Officer and as Chair of its Acquisition Steering Committee, driving the acquisitions of the Cary and Clearfield sites in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Prior to joining PCI, Mr. Molling was a Vice President in the Investment Banking and M&A Group at Stout.
