AIPIA moves into 2021 with new Chairman for Advisory Board

AIPIA, The Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) has appointed Stéphane Piqué of Accenture as the new chair of its advisory board. He takes over from Dick de Koning of Packz, who has held the post since 2015.

Based in Switzerland, Piqué has spent the last five years leading Accenture’s Industry X practice in Switzerland and overall Industry X sales in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. He is also leading the global smart packaging activities for Accenture. Piqué is also a guest lecturer in digital transformation at St Gallen University in Switzerland and is a member of Accenture’s Swiss Board of Management.

“My passion is around technologies enabling the digital transformation which companies and our society are going through. The digital revolution has started and will change everything around us. So, I’m really excited and honored to be asked to lead AIPIA’s Advisory Board at this time of huge transformation to digital solutions in the packaging sector, as well as enormous challenges posed by the pandemic,” commented Piqué on his appointment.

“We are delighted Stéphane has accepted the role, as he brings a truly global perspective to our activities, as well as in-depth experience and understanding of the digital world developing around us. He is ideally placed to take us into the next decade of smart packaging expansion and the next phase of AIPIA’s development,” said Eef de Ferrante, Managing director of AIPIA. “We would really like to thank Dick de Koning for his excellent service over the last five years. He has led us through a period of growth and development, which has laid the foundation for our future. He has agreed to stay on the board so will continue to contribute his undoubted expertise in smart packaging.”

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