Huhtamaki appoints Ralf K. Wunderlich as President and CEO effective on January 15, 2025 when the Company’s current President and CEO Charles Héaulmé steps down. Charles will be available as needed to secure smooth transition until July 2025.
Ralf K. Wunderlich has a long experience in packaging industry. He worked in Amcor as President and Managing Director, Flexibles, Asia Pacific and Member of the Global Management Team in 2010-2016. Before that he held the position of President and Managing Director, and Executive Director in LINPAC Group companies in 2008-2009. Between 1993-2007, Ralf held several different roles in Rio Tinto Alcan, last role being President, Alcan Packaging Global Tobacco, and having executive committee and other management positions in North America, Europe and Asia. Ralf K. Wunderlich has been acting as a non-executive director in several listed and non-listed companies. He has been a member of Huhtamaki’s Board of Directors since 2018.
Subsequent to Ralf K. Wunderlich appointed as the President and CEO, he will step down from the Board of Directors of Huhtamäki Oyj with immediate effect. After that the Board of Directors will comprise of seven members.
Huhtamaki is a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions.
