Siegwerk appoints new CEO

Wiedmann previously held the position of general manager for the business segment special applications and was a member of the executive board of the business division aftermarket and special applications at Hella. He will join Siegwerk on January 1, 2021 and will take over full responsibility following the transition period and Forker’s departure at the end of March. Wiedmann brings many years of experience in managing global businesses and implementing change processes. Apart from his most recent position at the automotive supplier Hella, he held executive roles at Kautex Textron, a polymer processing company producing plastic packaging amongst others, and Johnson Controls Automotive Europe in Germany. 

He has successfully built-up innovation and product roadmaps, led merger and acquisition activities and introduced new customer and supply chain management strategies to ensure efficient and sustainable business growth. During his tenure at McKinsey & Company in Duesseldorf, he led international consultant and client teams as engagement manager, focusing on automotive, high-tech and TIME industries (telecommunications, information technology, media and electronics).

‘I am excited about the opportunity to join Siegwerk at such an important time in its long history as we prepare the company, and our employees, our Siegwerkers, for the future,’ commented Wiedmann. ‘I plan on continuing this transformation process which Herbert Forker has led and to seize new opportunities in the dynamic packaging industry. I am also looking forward to meeting our more than 5,000 Siegwerkers around the world soon and getting to know my new leadership team.’

Forker, who joined Siegwerk in 1999, has proven himself a visionary in the packaging ink industry. Through numerous acquisitions, a strong focus on innovations in packaging inks and sustainability and an early adopter of disruptive digital strategies, Siegwerk is well positioned for its strategic direction as a ‘global circular and digital packaging solutions provider’.

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‘It has been my honor to serve the Siegwerk family for more than two decades,’ said Forker. ‘I am proud of what we all have achieved as a company. Successfully implementing our current strategy to be a circular and digital packaging solutions provider is an important step in remaining globally competitive. I wish Nicolas Wiedmann and the Siegwerk team all the best and will support him any way I can to ensure a smooth leadership transition and uninterrupted business continuity.’

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