Sihl Group has named Peter K. Wahsner as its new CEO, and tasked him with driving further development of the company.
Sihl is an international producer of printable media within the fast-growing global market for digital printing with locations in Switzerland, Germany and the US.
Until the end of 2019, Mr Wahsner was CEO at Infiana Group, a producer of specialty films. After a successful spin-off from the Finnish packaging group Huhtamaki and with the financial support of the investor Deutsche Beteiligungs, Infiana developed under his leadership into a global market
leader with a turnover of about €200 million. At the end of 2019, Infiana was successfully sold to the British investor Pamplona.
Before Infiana, Mr Wahsner held positions at Huhtamaki, Rexam, General Electric Plastics and BASF.
Sihl’s board has welcomed the company’s new CEO, who has broad know-how in the fields of internationalisation, strategy and change management as well as a passion for inspiring people for a cause, which will help the group to set the right course towards growing globally.
Mr Wahsner said, ‘The success of the Sihl Group is primarily based on product innovation and its entire staff’s high level of expertise. These core competencies, along with a passion for creating a global market leader characterised by growth, market knowledge and a high degree of customer focus, will shape the story of Sihl in the future.
‘I am looking forward to working with the Sihl team to start the next chapter in the company’s long history.’
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