Constantia Flexibles appoints interim CFO

Constantia Flexibles has appointed Richard Kelsey as interim CFO to replace Tanja Dreilich, the current managing director and CFO, who is leaving the company at the end of 2020.

 Constantia Flexibles has appointed Richard Kelsey as interim CFO to replace Tanja Dreilich, who is leaving the company at the end of 2020

Tanja Dreilich, managing director and CFO, will leave the Constantia Flexibles group by the end of 2020 to take on new professional challenges. The CFO tasks will be taken over by Richard Kelsey, SVP of consumer finance, on an interim basis as of the beginning of October to ensure a smooth transition of the activities.

Kelsey has 10 years of experience with Constantia Flexibles in various roles in the finance area. He joined the company in October 2010 as group head of M&A subsequently assuming the responsibility of the group controlling and accounting for three years before taking on the role of SVP of finance consumer division in July 2020.

‘With Tanja Dreilich, we are losing a CFO with a proven track record of successfully driving profitability and growth in highly dynamic companies in a variety of industries,’ commented Pim Vervaat, CEO of Constantia Flexibles. ‘I would like to thank her for her great personal commitment, her contribution to improving profitability and financing and for successfully managing several key projects in the group.’