Sweden's OptiGroup appoints Sören Gaardboe as new CEO. Sören has most recently held the position of Chief Operating Officer of OptiGroup. He is also Acting Business Area Head for the Facility, Safety and Foodservice Solutions business area, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Prior to that he held various senior positions as SVP of Papyrus in the Nordic region, in the South East, and in the Benelux. He has been very involved in the development of Papyrus as well as the recent acquisitions and integrations of Procurator, Stadsing and Pac and brings a wealth of experience to the role.
Christoph Sander, who took over as Chairman and CEO of Papyrus in July 2016 and then led the OptiGroup transformation journey to successfully reposition the Group, will continue as a board member of OptiGroup. He is appointed as Deputy Chairman and Head of the Acquisition Committee, where he will support the management team with new developments. In addition, he will take responsibility for the planned divestment of Papyrus Germany and work closely with the German management team in the coming months.
OptiGroup is a leading European business-to-business distributor of business essentials in Facility, Safety & Foodservice Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Printing & Creative Solutions and Retail & Reseller Solutions.
