DS Smith, manufacturer of sustainable packaging, has reorganised its packaging division in Germany and Switzerland. Since the end of January, Uwe Väth has been responsible for the further development of both markets as Managing Director.
According to DS Smith, the new appointment is intended to particular importance of the German packaging market take this into account. Philip Bautil, who as Managing Director was previously also responsible for Germany and Switzerland in addition to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux), will focus entirely on Benelux in future.
„My goal is to serve our customers in the best possible way. We have to make sure that DS Smith can continue to offer future Trends The company is anticipating the changes in the industry, among consumers and in politics in order to offer our customers added value and competitive advantages. This is crucial in today's markets. In my new role, I will therefore also be focussing heavily on our Employees because it is only through their great expertise and commitment that we can achieve this goal,“ emphasises Uwe Väth.
Uwe Väth brings with him many years of experience in the field of operations and extensive management expertise. Most recently, as Vice President since 2015, the engineering graduate was very successfully responsible for the Operations division at Schenck Process, which included global purchasing as well as production and supply chain. He previously worked for more than 10 years at the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Frankfurt, where he helped build up the strategy and operations division and implemented projects in the areas of supply chain, purchasing, quality and logistics, among others.
Source: DS Smith
