Global reach, single focus
The Smardt team shares more than 25 years' experience working with power electronics, magnetic bearings and oil-free centrifugal chillers.
Pioneer and world leader in high-efficiency oil-free chillers
Smardt’s founder Roger Richmond-Smith and his technical partner Ron Conry started Turbocor oil-free compressor development in 1993 in Melbourne, Australia. Their team moved to Montreal, Canada, in 2000 to complete this breakthrough technology’s development and its 2003 commercial launch. Turbocor partnered with Danfoss in 2004 when Roger retired to academia in Paris. In 2005, he partnered with the U.K.’s Direct Energy to start Smardt as the world’s first chiller company dedicated solely to high-efficiency lowest-lifetime-cost oil-free centrifugals.
Today, Smardt’s pioneering commitment since 2005 has already dramatically cut global chiller energy consumption and owner operating costs with over 10,000 Smardt chillers now operating. This decarbonization and innovation campaign continues into the long term.
Company History
Global Management Team
Ashraf Abdalla
Chief Executive Officer
Ashraf joined the Smardt Group in 2020 as Chief Operating Officer, COO and oversees the company’s global business operations across all functions & regions, as well as ensures the company has effective operational procedures and strategic vision.
Ash has over 30 years of experience in the HVAC & R industry in global leadership positions having worked and lived in Europe, North America, and Asia, including leadership positions in operations, commercial, product management, technology, and manufacturing at Johnson Controls, York International, Sauter Automation and Hussmann Refrigeration.
Megan Schoonberg
Vice President, Global Risk Management and Legal Affairs
Jean Turquois
Vice President, Business Optimization, Global Strategy and Planning
Feng Kong
Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Philippe Rousset
Global Chief Financial Officer
Renée-Claude Frigon
Chief People Officer
Joseph D’Antonio
Global Technical Support Director
Martin Dubois
Global Information Technology Director
Cam Whitelaw
Global Marketing Director
Caleb Jones
General Manager, Kiltech and Energy Management Consultancy (KEMC)
Americas Region
David Donges
Commercial General Manager
Scott Johnson
Manufacturing General Manager
Asim Ahmed
Service Manager
Joseph Bissi
Engineering Manager
Nuño Garcia-Martinez
CFO
EMEA Region
Kay Wyrwich
Commercial General Manager
Sebastien Abel
Service Manager EMEA
Christian Richter
Director International Sales EMEA
Iris Lutz
Chief Financial Officer
Greater Asia Pacific Region
Ken Lim
General Manager, Greater Asia Pacific Region
Wayne Chee
Manufacturing General Manager
Amir Modirzareh
Engineering Manager
Sophie Vaucher
CFO, AUS/NZ
Anson Kok
Service Manager
Michael Leong
Senior Sales Manager, Singapore
Allan Lim
Senior Channel Sales Manager
Derek Chan
APAC Data Centre Director
Ayu Sarahasri
Finance Director, Greater Asia
Greater China & NE Asia Region
Shixun Tian
General Manager, Greater China and NE Asia Region
Winston Chow
Commercial General Manager, China
Anna He
Manufacturing General Manager
Lysia Chen
CFO, China
Kenneth Lee
Commercial General Manager, Hong Kong SAR
Alice Shin
Finance Manager, Hong Kong SAR