New leadership at Herma’s self-adhesive division

“Guido Spachtholz will be taking over from his predecessor a division that is in great shape after 16 years of growth and success and recognized in the industry as a highly efficient innovation leader,’ said Sven Schneller, chief executive of Herma. ‘Apart from Dr Baumgärtner’s track record, working together in such a tremendous spirit of trust has been an absolute pleasure and enabled us not only to achieve extremely ambitious goals, but also to overcome the economic challenges that arose during the period of our collaboration.’

Dr Baumgärtner assumed responsibility for the division when he joined Herma as managing director in 2005. According to the company his drive enabled the division to emerge as the primary innovator, in pursuit of the goal to grow continuously faster than the market. 

‘His achievement in fulfilling this objective is still proving invaluable in propelling the entire company forwards,’ added Fritz-Jürgen Heckmann, chairman of the Herma advisory board. ‘Herma’s shareholders and the advisory board are exceedingly grateful to Dr Baumgärtner both for his highly successful directorship and for setting lasting technological benchmarks and efficiency standards.’

Dr Baumgärtner commented: ‘From an overall perspective, I am especially proud that we have long been regarded as a company that takes care of natural resources and the environment. For our products we have won the German Packaging Prize in the sustainability category on several occasions, and in production we have reduced and optimized our material consumption while significantly improving energy efficiency at the same time. These are key contributory factors in enabling us to reach our climate-neutral target from 2021. I am very grateful for the opportunity I had to play a role in this holistic policy and be part of the inspiring Herma team.’  

Dr. Spachtholz, was most recently a member of the board of management of Chiron Group, a specialist in CNC machining centers and turnkey manufacturing headquartered in Tuttlingen. He is a native Rhinelander and previously worked for Stama Maschinenfabrik, which belongs to Chiron Group, and Alfred Schütte, a supplier of multi-spindle automatic lathes and 5-axis CNC grinding machines. 

‘Dr. Spachtholz will be using his extensive experience in the innovation-led international industrial business to shape Herma’s strategic growth and continue along the successful path established by Dr Baumgärtner,’ added Schneller. ‘I will be systematically and boldly enhancing the company’s already strong position in the self-adhesive materials business by continuously improving all development and production processes and pursuing a progressive international orientation. I am certainly looking forward to joining a Herma team that is capable of being more innovative than the competition whenever possible.’