{"id":84081,"date":"2023-08-10T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T07:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=84081"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:36:30","slug":"new-cfo-at-sig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/neue-cfo-bei-sig\/","title":{"rendered":"New CFO at SIG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84081\" class=\"elementor elementor-84081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c84e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2c84e19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7fc81f exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b7fc81f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a08fe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a08fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On 1 November, SIG appointed Ann-Kristin Erkens as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Erkens was most recently Corporate Senior Vice President Financial and Business Controlling at Henkel, where she was responsible for the Adhesives Technologies division.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82a325 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b82a325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ann-Kristin Erkens worked for 21 years for <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=henkel&amp;cat=-1&amp;date-all=all&amp;begin=&amp;end=\">Handle<\/a> and has extensive experience in the industrial sector. In addition to her role as Financial Director of the Adhesives Technologies business unit, from 2019 to 2023 she was responsible for the global <strong>Operations and Supply Chain Management with over 100 factories and responsible for the European region from 2023<\/strong>. Prior to this, she was Finance Commercial Director for the Packaging and Consumer Goods business unit and the India, Middle East and Africa region as well as Corporate Director of Group Strategy for the Henkel Group.<\/p><p>Ann-Kristin Erkens holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Wedel, Germany, and a Master of Science in Operations Management from the University of Buckingham, England. She will be based at SIG's headquarters in Switzerland.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-950273122\"><div id=\"packa-3488721876\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>\u201eI am very pleased to welcome Ann-Kristin Erkens to SIG. She has extensive financial, operational and strategic experience and has demonstrated a strong entrepreneurial spirit and leadership skills throughout her career.  We look forward to working with her to further strengthen our position as a global leader in sustainable aseptic packaging for liquid food and beverages.\u201c<\/p><p><strong>Samuel Sigrist<\/strong>CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=SIG+Combibloc\">SIG<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p><em>Source:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sig.biz\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIG<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-210148fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"210148fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-2f778277 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts__hover-gradient exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"2f778277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:38,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-113977 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-personen tag-papier-pappe-karton tag-pawi tag-personen tag-pj_schweiz tag-schweiz cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/fuehrungswechsel-bei-pawi\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-113979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/fuehrungswechsel-bei-pawi\/\">\n\t\t\t\tChange of management at Pawi\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAt the end of February, Andreas Keller retired from the operational business as Group CEO after 35 years.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/fuehrungswechsel-bei-pawi\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Change of management at Pawi\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-113666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-personen tag-aus-den-unternehmen tag-etikettieren-kennzeichnen-codieren tag-personen tag-schreiner-group cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/mark-wright-ist-neuer-cfo-der-schreiner-group\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-113667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schreiner-Mark-Wright.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/mark-wright-ist-neuer-cfo-der-schreiner-group\/\">\n\t\t\t\tMark Wright is the new CFO of Schreiner Group\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tMark Wright succeeds Karl Tschacha as CFO of Schreiner Group. The change in leadership brings new impetus for the internationalisation and digitalisation of the company.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/mark-wright-ist-neuer-cfo-der-schreiner-group\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mark Wright is the new CFO of Schreiner Group\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-113604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-personen tag-personen tag-schmersal tag-software-und-steuern tag-verpackungstechnik cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/schmersal-verstaerkt-vertriebsstrategie-mit-neuem-cso\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-113605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schmersal-delliehausen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/schmersal-verstaerkt-vertriebsstrategie-mit-neuem-cso\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSchmersal strengthens sales strategy with new CSO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tJens Delliehausen takes on the role of Chief Sales Officer at Schmersal and brings a breath of fresh air to the global sales strategy. The aim is to open up new markets and optimise existing structures.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/schmersal-verstaerkt-vertriebsstrategie-mit-neuem-cso\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Schmersal strengthens sales strategy with new CSO\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-112978 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aus-den-unternehmen-news category-personen tag-elopak tag-getraenke tag-getraenkekarton tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-papier-pappe-karton tag-personen cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/elopak-ceo-thomas-koermendi-tritt-zurueck\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-300x163.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-112982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-332x180.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-664x360.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-688x373.png 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi-1044x566.png 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thomas-Koermendi.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/elopak-ceo-thomas-koermendi-tritt-zurueck\/\">\n\t\t\t\tElopak CEO Thomas K\u00f6rmendi resigns\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe strategic orientation of the packaging company is not to change.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/elopak-ceo-thomas-koermendi-tritt-zurueck\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Elopak CEO Thomas K\u00f6rmendi resigns\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-112936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-personen tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-papier-pappe-karton tag-personen tag-vvk cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/karsten-hunger-ist-neuer-vvk-geschaeftsfuehrer\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karsten-Hunger_Gesch_er-IPV_20062022.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/karsten-hunger-ist-neuer-vvk-geschaeftsfuehrer\/\">\n\t\t\t\tChange at the top of VVK\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tChange of management at the Association of Solid Board Cartons (VVK). The long-standing Managing Director Thomas Pfeiffer retired on 1 February and handed over operational responsibility to his successor Karsten Hunger.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/karsten-hunger-ist-neuer-vvk-geschaeftsfuehrer\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Change at the top of VVK\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-112929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-personen tag-aus-den-unternehmen tag-herrmann-ultraschall tag-personen tag-verpackungstechnik cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/herrmann-ultraschall-beruft-joerg-zech-zum-coo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-112932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joerg-Zech.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/herrmann-ultraschall-beruft-joerg-zech-zum-coo\/\">\n\t\t\t\tHerrmann Ultraschall appoints J\u00f6rg Zech as COO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tZech has many years of international experience in the areas of operations and sales.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/herrmann-ultraschall-beruft-joerg-zech-zum-coo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Herrmann Ultraschall appoints J\u00f6rg Zech as COO\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On 1 November, SIG appointed Ann-Kristin Erkens as Chief Financial Officer. 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