Coveris appoints Jakob Mosser as CEO

Mosser has built an international career over 30 years, holding a number of senior leadership roles in the packaging industry, ranging from general manager to CEO, in both Europe and North America. In 2006, Mosser successfully restructured Unterland, resulting in a sale of the business to Mondi. After serving as CEO for the Consumer Flexibles division of Mondi, he founded Schur Flexibles. In 2016, Schur Flexibles was sold to the private equity fund Lindsay Goldberg and Mosser continued as CEO of the company prior to joining Coveris.

Mosser said: ‘Coveris has built an outstanding reputation for innovation and service, and I look forward to working with the team to drive new growth and building on Coveris’ history of success.;

Mosser succeeds interim CEO Dimitri Panayotopoulos, who will continue to serve the company as chairman.

‘We are very privileged to add an experienced packaging executive to our leadership team in Jakob,’ said Panayotopoulos. ‘Jakob will bring to Coveris not only an excellent understanding of the flexible packaging industry, but also a proven entrepreneurial mindset. ‘His strong leadership will enable Coveris to successfully achieve its ambition and vision in the years to come.’