TOMRA Recycling, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, makes a major step forward in continuing its growth in the Americas by announcing Nicodemus Sherwood as the new Vice President of Sales Americas and Managing Director for the company鈥檚 Charlotte, N.C., Americas headquarters.听
Offering extensive sales, service, project management and operations experience, Sherwood will lead the business operation in the Americas. He will also engage in sales and business development activities for TOMRA Recycling鈥檚 optical sorting and deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, helping customers to meet target purity, yield and throughput goals by offering tailor-made solutions across numerous industries. In addition, he will direct operations at the company鈥檚 expanding endeavors at the Charlotte headquarters facility, which will include a new Test and Training Center in early 2026.
鈥淣icodemus brings to TOMRA and our customers and partners a wealth of sales, business development, service and project management experience with a strong background in the recycling industry,鈥� comments Fabrizio Radice, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing at TOMRA Recycling. 鈥淲ith his deep understanding of the Americas single stream market, integrators and process flow, we have found the right person that has the passion to support our customers鈥� unique sorting challenges and lead our Americas team into the future.鈥�
Sherwood has spent nearly a decade of his professional career in various roles within the recycling industry. He served as the Vice President of Operations and Expansion-Project Executive for Natura PRC, LLC, managing all aspects of operations and feedstock purchasing and commodity grade development pricing for the post-consumer resin (PCR) recycler. He spent nearly five years with Stadler America, GmbH as After-Sales Director and Sales Manager for the global specialist in the design, production and assembly of automated sorting systems for the recycling industry. Managing three territories, including large enterprise organizations, he also served as the Special Applications and OEM Sales Manager for the global MRF equipment and systems supplier, Bulk Handling Systems.
鈥淭OMRA has a well-earned reputation for supplying the recycling industry with the world鈥檚 most advanced sensor-based and deep-learning-based AI sorting solutions for metal and waste recovery,鈥� says Sherwood. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to lead our dedicated teams in the Americas, as we partner with our customers to provide solutions delivering optimal performance to achieve their commercial objectives and improve operational profitability.鈥�