(#)AnchorDirk Lambrecht

1960, German/Swiss

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Head of Business Area Industrial Solutions / Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Dirk Lambrecht was appointed as CEO of the Datwyler Group at the beginning of 2017. Prior, he led the Sealing Solutions Division, in which the divisions previously known as Sealing Technologies and Pharma Packaging were combined. He was head of the Sealing Technologies division from 2005 to 2012.

Before joining the Datwyler Group, he led Phoenix Traffic Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of Phoenix AG. Prior to that, from 1987 to 2003, he held a number of international management positions with Phoenix AG in Hamburg.

Dirk Lambrecht is a member of the Board of Directors of Dätwyler IT Infra AG, a sister company of the publicly listed Dätwyler Holding Inc. He is also a board member of Swissmem, the Swiss association of mechanical and electrical engineering industries and also Industrie- und Handelskammer Zentralschweiz (IHZ) and is on the Advisory Board of >>Venture>>, a joint initiative of ETH Zürich, McKinsey & Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse and EPFL. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering, specialising in apparatus engineering, from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and completed additional studies, including programmes at the Management School of St. Gallen.

(#)AnchorWalter Scherz

1977, Swiss

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Head of Group Function Finance & Shared Services

Walter Scherz has been a member of the Datwyler Executive Management since 2020 and, as Chief Financial Officer, heads the Finance & Shared Services Group Function. He previously held several positions at Datwyler: From the beginning of 2017 to 2020 as Chief Financial Officer of the Technical Components division, from 2014 to 2016 as Vice President Corporate Development and Post Merger Integration in the Sealing Solutions division and from 2012 to 2014 as Head of Internal Group Audit.

Prior to joining Datwyler, he worked amongst others for KPMG as external auditor and in various management positions in Switzerland and abroad, including Russia and the Middle East.

Walter Scherz holds a master's degree in Economy from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is a certified public accountant. He also holds various further education and diplomas in risk and compliance management, M&A and internal auditing. Walter Scherz is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Zürcherischen Winkelriedstiftung.

(#)AnchorDirk Borghs

1963, Belgium

Head of Business Area Healthcare Solutions / Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Dirk Borghs has been a member of the Datwyler Executive Management since February 2020 and heads the Healthcare Solutions Business Area. Prior to this, he had held a variety of positions at Datwyler. Most recently, he was Executive Senior Vice President responsible for the global manufacturing plants and supply chain of the Sealing Solutions division.

From 2006 to 2014, as Vice President for Strategic Projects and Global Procurement, he was responsible for planning and building the FirstLine plants in Belgium and India, among other things. Previously, he was head of the global healthcare quality and engineering unit and managed the healthcare plant in the United States for five years.

Before joining Datwyler in 1993, he worked as an engineer in the automotive industry. Dirk Borghs holds a degree in materials science from Leuven University, Belgium, and a degree in finance and marketing from Gent University, Belgium.

(#)AnchorDr. Frank Schön

1975, German/Swiss

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Head of Group Function Technology & Innovation

Frank Schön has been a member of Datwyler's Executive Management since February 2020 and, as Chief Technology Officer, heads the Technology & Innovation Group Function. Prior to that, he was Vice President R&D and Innovation, responsible for global research and development in the Sealing Solutions division since 2013.

From 2004 to 2012, he held various management positions in research and development in the Sealing Technologies division.

Frank Schön completed his studies in chemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, with a master's diploma and then earned his PhD at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In addition, he holds an MAS in Business Administration and Engineering from the University of Lucerne.