Ron Yuers is the founder and current chairman of the board. As a life-long entrepreneur, Ron combined all previous experience with a vision and determination to build a multi-national business enterprise that serves the construction industry worldwide.
Kari Yuers is best known for her ability to build organizations and effect change. She has led the charge in legitimizing the category of integral crystalline technology and the use of admixtures for concrete waterproofing.
Kevin Yuers is an active member of industry and business associations. He has written for numerous publications and is the named inventor on patents related to the concrete waterproofing industry.
With more than 30 years of financial expertise, Susan Haines has been a key component of the Kryton Team since 1999. Susan is directly responsible for the financial systems, processes and reporting globally for Kryton as well as being the head of human resources.
With more than 20 years of senior sales leadership experience, Kaja Salovsky leads Kryton’s International Sales Team with a strong vision for successful future business development.
With over 30 years of operational excellence, Bernie Fairclough’s remit includes driving product quality, efficiency and increasing global capacity. Bernie assumes the responsibility for the manufacture and distribution of Kryton’s product line in over 50 countries worldwide.
A Civil Engineer, Umesh Kakkar has more than 4 decades of experience in the Indian and international construction industry. Umesh is recognized as a leading expert in concrete durability and concrete waterproofing and guides the Kryton India team in developing real world waterproofing solutions. Umesh excels at developing and harnessing best practices in order to provide customizable waterproofing solutions.
Ajay Kudesia is a Civil Engineering graduate with 24-years of experience in Sales, Marketing, and Business Development in the construction chemical industry. He comes equipped with strong technical knowledge and ample field experience with new products and technologies in the construction industry. Since joining Kryton India, Ajay has used his business strategy acumen and ability to indentify emerging trends in the construction industry to propel the company to its highest sales year in its 20-years of operation.
Since 2003 Alireza Biparva has performed research on the permeability and durability of concrete. He currently leads Kryton’s R&D team in developing smart waterproofing products and technologies.
Jeff Bowman is a key driver within the Kryton R&D team with over a decade of dedicated experience in defining and developing best practice within the crystalline admixtures and repair materials category. Jeff has written extensively on waterproofing technologies and has helped to develop new products that ensure structural durability.
Alain has over two decades of global expertise in construction, property management, distribution networks and business turnaround. He has consulted in hundreds of concrete waterproofing projects that pose a high-risk for damaging water infiltration in major international markets throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Through his global experiences, Alain draws his inspiration from all the amazing architecture, design and people the diverse concrete waterproofing industry presents. Alain manages a dynamic team to achieve the company’s global initiatives for distribution, major accounts and lead generation.
Brian has been involved in concrete construction (and demolition) for more than 25 years. For the last 15 years, he has been helping Kryton’s construction partners build dry and durable concrete structures using Kryton’s Krystol technology. In his current role, he supports his team of Territory Managers across Canada and the USA to continue growing the business 20% year over year. Brian has worked on concrete projects in 10 provinces and 43 states and brings a lot of hands-on experience in a variety of applications from tunnels and water containment to large foundations and marine concrete.
As Kryton’s Regional Manager of the Middle East, Fadi Farhat has been key in developing strong end-user and distributor relationships, as well as technical expertise. Fadi is responsible for developing the business in the region, driving concrete crystalline waterproofing specifications, and supporting new construction and remedial rehabilitation projects.
As a practicing engineer and seasoned sales professional, Alfonso Urquidi has developed strong industry acumen within the unique areas of Latin America. With over 10 years at Kryton, Alfonso brings deep technical knowledge and experience in fostering relationships.
With over 20 years experience supporting projects in the concrete and construction industries, John Andersen brings extensive technical knowledge to a long portfolio of projects in Western Canada. Moreover, his pragmatic can do attitude and collaborative approach has made him invaluable when partnering with multiple stakeholders.
Ivan Tan’s Asia Pacific expertise encompasses distributor development, relationship building, and technical expertise. Ivan actively supports a wide-range of network distributors by promoting best practice and cultivating distributor excellence. Ivan’s strength also rests on being able to harness his product expertise to drive concrete waterproofing specifications to support new construction and remedial rehabilitation projects.
Over a decade of industry experience in key roles has allowed Shannon Counsil the opportunity to understand the building needs of her territory. Currently a member of SEABEC and ICRI, Shannon actively contributes to a rapidly evolving industry.
With over 13 years of construction industry experience, as well as a background in civil engineering and business, Johnny Nassif has developed a keen insight into the critical requirements to ensure durable and waterproof concrete throughout the UAE.
With over 12 years experience within different facets of the construction industry, Balint Csegezi has gained real-world expertise in a wide-variety of roles including sales, purchasing, product management and business development. Through his experiences, Balint has developed a balanced view of the industry which he uses when collaboratively working with distributors and key stakeholders.
Nicholas has led multi-phase, domestic and international projects throughout North America, Asia Pacific, and the UK/Europe, partnering with contractors, designers, engineers, and owners to tackle challenges in manufacturing, energy, and construction. He currently drives strategic regional growth initiatives and supports Kryton’s expansive distribution network in key markets throughout the United States.
