UL Solutions Names Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer
UL Solutions has appointed Alex Dadakis as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer, effective January 27, 2025. Dadakis, previously Senior Vice President, Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Knauf Group, will report to CEO Jennifer Scanlon.
In this newly created role, Dadakis will oversee day-to-day business operations and lead areas including science-led strategy, commercial excellence, communications, technology, and innovation. This appointment aligns with UL Solutions' Alpha strategy, launched in 2020, which aims to strengthen and simplify customer experience through a centralized business model.
Dadakis brings experience from previous roles at USG as SVP and Chief Customer Experience and Strategy Officer, and as an associate partner at Bain & Company.
UL Solutions ha nominato Alex Dadakis come Vicepresidente Esecutivo, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer, con effetto dal 27 gennaio 2025. Dadakis, in precedenza Vicepresidente Senior e Responsabile Globale della Strategia e dello Sviluppo Aziendale presso Knauf Group, riporterà direttamente al CEO Jennifer Scanlon.
In questo nuovo ruolo, Dadakis supervisionerà le operazioni commerciali quotidiane e guiderà aree inclusi strategia basata sulla scienza, eccellenza commerciale, comunicazioni, tecnologia e innovazione. Questa nomina è in linea con la strategia Alpha di UL Solutions, lanciata nel 2020, che mira a rafforzare e semplificare l'esperienza dei clienti attraverso un modello di business centralizzato.
Dadakis porta con sé una preziosa esperienza da ruoli precedenti in USG come SVP e Chief Customer Experience and Strategy Officer, e come partner associato in Bain & Company.
UL Solutions ha nombrado a Alex Dadakis como Vicepresidente Ejecutivo, Director de Operaciones Empresariales e Innovación, a partir del 27 de enero de 2025. Dadakis, anteriormente Vicepresidente Senior y Jefe Global de Estrategia y Desarrollo Corporativo en Knauf Group, reportará al CEO Jennifer Scanlon.
En este nuevo rol, Dadakis supervisará las operaciones diarias del negocio y liderará áreas como la estrategia basada en la ciencia, la excelencia comercial, las comunicaciones, la tecnología y la innovación. Este nombramiento está alineado con la estrategia Alpha de UL Solutions, lanzada en 2020, que busca fortalecer y simplificar la experiencia del cliente a través de un modelo de negocio centralizado.
Dadakis aporta experiencia de roles anteriores en USG como SVP y Director de Experiencia del Cliente y Estrategia, y como socio asociado en Bain & Company.
UL Solutions는 알렉스 다다키스(Alex Dadakis)를 2025년 1월 27일부터 제무 부사장 및 사업 운영 및 혁신 책임자로 임명했습니다. 다다키스는 이전에 크나우프 그룹(Knauf Group)에서 전략 및 기업 개발 글로벌 책임자 역할을 하였으며, CEO 제니퍼 스캔론(Jennifer Scanlon)에게 보고할 것입니다.
이 새롭게 창설된 역할에서 다다키스는 일상적인 사업 운영을 감독하고, 과학 기반의 전략, 상업적 우수성, 커뮤니케이션, 기술 및 혁신 같은 분야를 이끌 것입니다. 이번 임명은 2020년에 출시된 UL Solutions의 알파 전략과 일치하며, 이는 중앙 집중식 비즈니스 모델을 통해 고객 경험을 강화하고 단순화하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
다다키스는 이전에 USG에서 고객 경험 및 전략 책임자로서 SVP로 근무하였으며, 베인앤컴퍼니(Bain & Company)에서 어소시에이트 파트너로 일한 경험을 가지고 있습니다.
UL Solutions a nommé Alex Dadakis au poste de Vice-président Exécutif, Responsable des Opérations Commerciales et de l'Innovation, à compter du 27 janvier 2025. Dadakis, auparavant Vice-président Senior et Responsable Mondial de la Stratégie et du Développement Corporatif chez Knauf Group, rendra compte directement au PDG Jennifer Scanlon.
Dans ce nouveau rôle, Dadakis supervisera les opérations commerciales quotidiennes et dirigera des domaines tels que la stratégie scientifique, l'excellence commerciale, les communications, la technologie et l'innovation. Cette nomination est en ligne avec la stratégie Alpha de UL Solutions, lancée en 2020, qui vise à renforcer et à simplifier l'expérience client grâce à un modèle d'affaires centralisé.
Dadakis apporte une expérience acquise dans des postes précédents chez USG en tant que SVP et Responsable de l'Expérience Client et de la Stratégie, et en tant que partenaire associé chez Bain & Company.
UL Solutions hat Alex Dadakis als Executive Vice President, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer mit Wirkung zum 27. Januar 2025 ernannt. Dadakis war zuvor Senior Vice President und Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development bei der Knauf Group und wird direkt an CEO Jennifer Scanlon berichten.
In dieser neu geschaffenen Rolle wird Dadakis die täglichen Geschäftsabläufe überwachen und Bereiche wie wissenschaftlich basierte Strategie, kommerzielle Exzellenz, Kommunikation, Technologie und Innovation leiten. Diese Ernennung steht im Einklang mit der Alpha-Strategie von UL Solutions, die 2020 eingeführt wurde und darauf abzielt, die Kundenerfahrung durch ein zentrales Geschäftsmodell zu stärken und zu vereinfachen.
Dadakis bringt Erfahrungen aus früheren Positionen bei USG als SVP und Chief Customer Experience and Strategy Officer sowie als Associate Partner bei Bain & Company mit.
- Strategic expansion of executive team with new Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer role
- Continuation of Alpha strategy implementation for improved customer experience
- Centralization of business operations for enhanced operational efficiency
- None.
Alex Dadakis to join UL Solutions leadership team in newly created role
UL Solutions announced the appointment of Alex Dadakis as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer, effective Jan. 27, 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)
Dadakis, who most recently served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at
At UL Solutions, Dadakis will oversee the company’s day-to-day business operational functions. He will also lead and unify the areas of science-led strategy, commercial excellence, communications, technology and innovation.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Alex to UL Solutions in this dynamic new role,” said Scanlon. “In 2020, we launched the Alpha strategy to strengthen and simplify our customers’ experience and go-to-market approach with a centralized business model leveraging our science-based expertise. With the addition of Alex to our leadership team, we are evolving our model, unifying operations management and focusing innovation and science-led strategy efforts to drive ongoing value creation and benefit all stakeholders. Alex has a proven track record of driving operational excellence, transforming strategy into results, and creating superior value.”
Dadakis said: “UL Solutions is a recognized global leader in applied science safety, testing, inspection, certification and advisory services. I have been fortunate to witness the power of UL Solutions and its culture firsthand as a customer and I am excited to join Jenny and the leadership team as we write the next chapter of our growth. It is a great honor to be part of an organization focused on keeping people safe, delivering superior value for all stakeholders, and acting with future generations in mind.’’
Prior to Knauf, Dadakis was SVP and Chief Customer Experience and Strategy Officer at USG Corporation, where he started in 2017. Dadakis was an associate partner at management consulting firm Bain & Company before joining USG.
About UL Solutions
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
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