As of March 1, 2023, Hans Buehler, CEO of the Optima Group, will transfer responsibility for the business unit Optima Nonwovens to Dr. Stefan Koenig, Managing Director of Optima packaging group GmbH, Schwäbisch Hall/Germany. Dr. Koenig takes over the responsibility of all associated nonwovens units worldwide.
Since March 2021, Koenig has been a member of the Optima management board and is responsible for the Consumer and Life Science business units as well as corporate sustainability. Before Koenig joined Optima, he had held senior management positions for over 20 years, including 4 years spent in Asia. In his last position, Koenig was CEO at a globally active company.