Dirk 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.
Walter 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.
Dirk Borghs
1963, Belgium
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Head of Business Area Healthcare Solutions
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.
Sabrina Gérard
1968, Belgium
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
Head of Group Function Sustainability and Operational Excellence
Sabrina Gérard has been a member of the Datwyler Executive Management since 1 November 2022 and, as Chief Sustainability Officer, heads the Sustainability & Operational Excellence group function. She previously held several positions at Datwyler: Since 2021 as Head of Sustainability and Agility, from 2019 to 2021 as Chief Agility Officer and from 2016 to 2019 as Vice President Global Quality & EHS and from 2010 to 2015 as consultant for the local and global quality units in the former Sealing Solutions division.
Prior to joining Datwyler, she worked as an independent consultant supporting various companies, including Datwyler, on quality, lean and leadership topics. From 1991 to 2010, Sabrina Gérard worked in various management functions for Sterigenics, Rieter Automotive Systems (now Autoneum) and LGTB Metal Finishing.
Sabrina Gérard holds a Master in Biochemical Engineering from the University KU Leuven in Belgium and has completed various further education in lean and quality management and agile ways of working.
Dr. 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.