{"id":10996,"date":"2026-01-06T05:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:06:31","slug":"glass-packaging-entity-vetropack-names-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10996","title":{"rendered":"Glass packaging entity Vetropack names new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vetropack Group newly appointed CEO Lukas Burkhardt. Credit: Vetropack Group. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Swiss\u00a0glass packaging provider\u00a0Vetropack\u00a0Group\u00a0has\u00a0appointed\u00a0Lukas Burkhardt\u00a0as\u00a0its\u00a0CEO,\u00a0effective\u00a01 January 2026.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0succeeded\u00a0Johann Reiter, who\u00a0retired\u00a0after leading the company\u00a0since 2018.<\/p>\n

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Burkhardt\u00a0has been\u00a0on the management board at Gerresheimer,\u00a0in charge of the primary packaging glass division, since 2018.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0previously held\u00a0stints\u00a0at Audi in Germany and\u00a0Rieter Automotive Group (now Autoneum), particularly focusing on operations in Asia.<\/p>\n

In 2015,\u00a0Burkhardt\u00a0became part of\u00a0the executive board of Franke Group as\u00a0chief operating officer, overseeing production across more than 30 sites as well as\u00a0logistics, procurement, and engineering.<\/p>\n

Burkhardt\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cI am very much looking forward to my new role and to leading\u00a0Vetropack\u00a0into the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me,\u00a0Vetropack\u00a0is a traditional company with enormous potential: As a family business, we are firmly\u00a0established\u00a0in the market and have enormous\u00a0expertise\u00a0in the development of one of the most sustainable packaging solutions available. We are also well-positioned internationally and have a team of experts across all our locations. If we play these trump cards right, we can be successful even in the currently\u00a0very challenging\u00a0market environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vetropack board of directors chairman Claude Cornaz commented: \u201cIn Lukas Burkhardt, we have secured our first-choice candidate for the position of CEO. He knows our industry and understands how it works. At the same time, he brings fresh ideas and concepts from his previous positions to our company.\u201d<\/p>\n

During Reiter\u2019s tenure as CEO,\u00a0Vetropack\u00a0introduced thermally tempered lightweight glass bottles and developed Strategy 2030+.<\/p>\n

Cornaz\u00a0added: \u201cJohann Reiter led the\u00a0Vetropack\u00a0Group successfully since 2018. In particular, he has driven ahead the Group\u2019s internationalisation and strategic realignment. Johann Reiter has\u00a0initiated\u00a0important developments and thus made a lasting impact on\u00a0Vetropack.\u201d<\/p>\n

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