Das Modesta Team
Tomo Kashino
Partner und Leiter R&D
Zusammen mit Akihiro ist Tomo einer der beiden Gründer von Modesta und der führende Chef-Chemiker. Er lebt in Australien und Japan und verbringt eine Menge Zeit im eigenen Modesta Labor, sowie in sämtlichen weiteren staatlich geführten Laboren verteilt in ganz Japan. Weiter gehört es zu seinen Aufgaben den Vertrieb sowie die technischen Unterstützung für Südostasien und Ozeanien zu gewährleisten.
Tomo studierte an der Universität von Tokyo zunächst Jura. Jedoch hatte er so großes Interesse an Chemie, dass ihn diese Faszination dafür dazu brachte, sich mit der Entwicklung von Oberflächenbeschichten zu befassen. Er wurde Teil und Mitglied der \"Chemical society of Japan\", aus welcher eine Menge Nobelpreisträger hervor gingen. Viele seiner eigenen Visionen und chemischen Ideen finden sich heute in den damit verbundenen, einzigartigen Versigelungen von Modesta. In seiner Freizeit ist er stolzer Unterstützer des Fußballteams seinen Sohnes.
Akihiro Shynmio
Partner, Produktionsleiter
Akihiro ist der zweite Gründer von Modesta und der Produktionsleiter. Er führt bestehende Projekte im Hauptsitz von Modesta in Takamatsu/Japan. Akihiro ist weiter der zuständige Verantwortliche für alle Aufgaben und Fragen im bestehenden japanischen Markt.
Akihiro studierte Machinenbau in einer staatlichen berufsschule in Kagawa. Er verfügt über 30 Jahre Erfahrung in verschiedenen Berufen im automobilen Markt und der Versiegelungsindustrie. Akihiro hat weltweit über 500 Aufbereiter in ihrer Karriere zum erfolgreichen Detailer geschult und begleitet. Er ist Vater von zwei wunderschönen Mädchen und lebt mit seiner Familie in Kagawa.
Michal Plsko
Partner, Marketingleiter & CEO
Michael trat Modesta 2012 bei und wurde schnell ein Partner des Konzerns. Sein Aufgabenbereich liegt im weltweiten Marketing und dem Gestalten der Unternehmensidentität, sowie zahlreichen anderen hochtragenden Aufgaben. Ihm ist das erfolgreiche weltweite Wachstum von Modesta über die Jahre zu verdanken. Ebenfalls ist er Veranstalter und treibende Kraft der ausergewöhnlichen Pluscon-Veranstaltungen und aktiver Teil des Modesta Veranstaltungsteams.
Michael studied marketing and management and has been working in various production and executive positions in the marketing industry for over 20 years, serving clients like Ford, Shell, Unilever and many others. He also is the company's technological ace, with vast experience in software, mechanical and electronic engineering.
John perdue
Partner, CLO & CCO
Starting as one of the first Modesta installers in North America in late 2013, John has done the most application of our coatings worldwide. After joining the North American distribution in 2016, he gradually became an essential part of the Modesta team, eventually taking over the organization of Modesta PlusCon Conference and global events as the head of the organization team. More than anyone, John embraced the ideas, traditions and the values our company stands for. Together with his efficiency and determination, this made him an essential and inseparable part of Modesta.
John has had previous success in other segments of the automotive and real estate industry before change of his career fields. He boasts a cumulative experience of more than 15 years in the detailing industry, during which he progressed through various skills including detailing, paint correction, paint protection film and coatings, while remaining business focused. With his direct and profound language, he became a driving force and an influence of the whole industry. In his private time, John is a Japanese car enthusiast/collector and a skateboarder for 25 plus years.
Juraj Blaha
CFO, European hub
Juraj is the financial and economic head of Modesta's European distribution hub. His responsibilities include managing cash-flow, taxes, import duties as well as day-to-day operations at our sites in Slovakia. He also handles continental logistics and the flow of products between our distribution hub and European national distributors.
Juraj studied railroad engineering and served as the COO of a family-owned railroad logistics company with several hundred employees before joining Modesta. In his free time, he is a passionate winemaker, operating a small winery with his own vineyards in a village in the western part of Slovakia.
Jozef Lelkes
Team Leader Operations, European hub
Jozef's task is to handle the warehousing and finalizing processes at Modesta's European distribution hub. He is responsible for leading the team of employees, who finalize the products, label and package them for distribution. He also handles the machinery and equipment management for our sites in Slovakia.
Before joining our team in Europe, Jozef worked in similar positions for other companies, including The Coca-Cola Company and others, where he handled warehousing and teams management. In his free time, Jozef is a ardent fisherman, angling around local sites in Slovakia.
Veronika Lukacova
Logistics & Operations
Veronika is responsible for organizing global logistics and the order flow. She handles the air, land and sea transport of Modesta from our site in Japan to all other destinations around the world. She is also responsible for our back-office operations.
Veronika holds a Degree in Engineering (MSE) from a Slovak university. She serves the role of a director in various companies of our group in Slovakia. Veronika is part-time with Modesta and runs a separate business herself.
Sachi Nagai
Versandleiter
Sachi ist die Leiterin des Versand von Modesta für den nationalen und internationalen Markt. Sie ist ebenfalls die Lagerleiterin im Hauptsitz in Takamatsu. Alle weltweit verschickten Modesta-Pakete unterliegen ihrer Obhut und werden von ihr überwacht.
Before joining Modesta, Sachi worked as a shipping operations manager at a local manufacturing company in Kagawa, the prefecture where our offices are located. Sachi is also a specialist certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for shipping dangerous goods.
Mirosh Ozvald
Senior operations
Mirosh is a senior member of the Operations team at our European distribution hub in Bratislava. He prepares and finalizes shipments that go out to distributors and installers all over the European Union and the United Kingdom.
In his young years, Mirosh used to be a professional rower with an international career, winning competitions around the world. He ran his own business before joining Modesta. In his free time he is, together with Jozef, an avid fisherman, spending a large part of his hours off work fishing in a boat around Bratislava.