Axel Glade will take over as Head of the Flexible Packaging division at Huhtamaki on 1 July 2025. The industry expert is moving from Constantia Flexibles to the Finnish packaging group and will become a member of the Global Executive Team.
The international packaging group Huhtamaki Oyj has announced the early appointment of Axel Glade (55) as President Flexible Packaging.
The change, originally planned for January 2026 at the latest, is now already taking place as of 1 July 2025. In his new role, Glade will also be a member of Huhtamaki's Global Executive Team and will report directly to CEO Ralf K. Wunderlich.
He will be based at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland lie.
Change from Constantia Flexibles
Glade comes from the Viennese packaging specialist Constantia Flexibles, where he worked as Executive Vice President of the Film Division and member of the Executive Committees was active in the company. The experienced industry manager has extensive expertise in the area of flexible packaging solutions, especially in the area of food and consumer goods packaging.
Newly formed Executive Leadership Team at Huhtamaki
Axel Glade joins Huhtamaki's Global Executive Team with the following members:
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Ralf K. Wunderlich, President & CEO (Chair)
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Fredrik Davidsson, President, Foodservice Packaging
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Sara Engber, President, Fibre Packaging
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Thomas Geust, Chief Financial Officer
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Axel Glade, President, Flexible Packaging (from 1 July 2025)
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Ann O'Hara, President, North America
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Sami Pauni, EVP Sustainability, Corporate Affairs & Legal
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Johan Rabe, EVP Digital and Process Performance
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Ingolf Thom, EVP Human Resources and Safety
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Changsheng Wu, EVP Procurement
Source: Huhtamaki
