Matthias Bach, previously the Technical Director of Swisspacer, has been CEO of the Swiss company since 1 October. He follows Francis Cholley, who becomes General Manager at EuroKera, a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and Corning.
Matthias Bach has worked at Swisspacer for 8 years. Initially a Supply Chain project leader, he took on the remit of Technical Director in 2017.
“I am proud to be able to lead the familiar, talented Swisspacer team into the future, and look forward to continuing the successful internationalisation programme pursued by Francis Cholley,” said Bach, who, in addition to a master’s degree in industrial engineering, also holds an executive MBA since the beginning of this year.
Bach is perfectly familiar with the manufacturer of warm edge spacer bars. He helped build up the new locations in England and France and was significantly involved in restructuring the production network in 2021.
“Owing to the company’s high level of success, we have been able to almost double production capacities through investments and efficiency increases since I joined. The automation and digitalisation of production processes as well as the introduction of innovative logistics concepts played a key role in this,” reported the new CEO.
“Swisspacer has a fantastic team, brilliant products and enormous growth potential,” said the previous CEO Francis Cholley at the baton handover. “I am fully convinced that Matthias is the right leadership personality to take Swisspacer to the next level.”