Dirk Lambrecht (1960, German)
Dirk Lambrecht was appointed CEO of the Datwyler Group at the beginning of 2017. Previously, he led the Sealing Solutions Division, in which the divisions previously known as Sealing Technologies and Pharma Packaging are combined. He was head of the Sealing Technologies division from 2005 to 2012.
Before joining the Datwyler Group, he managed 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 publicly listed Dätwyler Holding Inc. He is also a board member of Swissmem, the Swiss association of mechanical and electrical engineering industries. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering, specialising in apparatus engineering, from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and completed further studies, including programmes at the Management School St. Gallen.
Walter Scherz (1977, Swiss)
Walter Scherz has been a member of the Datwyler Executive Management since April 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 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.
Torsten Maschke (1969, German)
Torsten Maschke has been heading the Industrial Solutions Business Area since February 2020. Previously, he was Head of the Sealing Solutions division and was already member of the Datwyler Executive Management since October 2016.
Before joining Datwyler, he was responsible for the worldwide distribution of sealing and damping solutions for the automotive industry at the Freudenberg Group since 2011.
Prior to this he had been working in various international management functions in the automotive business of the Freudenberg Group since completing his education in 1996. Torsten Maschke earned degrees in mechanical engineering from Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and in industrial engineering from Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Dirk Borghs (1963, Belgium)
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.
Frank Schön (1975, German / Swiss)
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.
