The Mondi Group has appointed Erik Bouts as CEO of the Fibre Packaging business unit with effect from 1 April 2017. He succeeds Jussi Vanhanen at Mondi, who is taking over the management of a private equity company in Finland.
Until recently, Mr Bouts, who is Dutch, was the global head of Ball Corporation's Global Metal Beverage Packaging division. Prior to that, he was responsible for the EMEA region for Owens-Illinois Inc, a manufacturer of glass containers.
[infotext icon]Mondi Fibre Packaging achieved a turnover of around 2 billion euros in 2016. This business unit of the Mondi Group comprises the three business segments Industrial Bags, Corrugated Packaging and Extrusion Coatings and produces corrugated packaging, industrial sacks and extrusion coatings - both for the consumer goods sector and for various industrial applications. Last year, Fibre Packaging acquired corrugated cardboard plants in Poland and Russia and opened a new industrial sack plant in Côte d'Ivoire, Africa[/infotext].„I am delighted that Erik Bouts, a proven industry expert, is taking the helm of our Fibre Packaging business unit. With his many years of experience in management positions in Europe and North America, he is a real asset for the further growth of this business unit and for our entire company,“ explains Erik Bouts. Peter J. Oswald, CEO of Mondi Europe & International.
