Swiss Packaging Institute elects new President and Board of Directors
The Swiss Packaging Institute SVI elected Tobias Leischner as its new President at its 62nd General Meeting. Four new board members were also appointed.
At the SVI general meeting in Olten on Friday, the association looked back on a difficult year. Financial challenges and increasing regulatory pressure characterized the situation. The SVI closed 2024 with a loss of CHF 12,756. Managing Director Andreas Zopfi therefore called for a change of perspective in which the industry leaves "crisis mode" and views the current circumstances - including regulatory changes and geopolitical uncertainties - as the new normal.
The meeting focused on the elections to the Board of Directors: After 13 years, President Philippe Dubois stepped down. Board members Micaël Müller (Migros Industrie), Hansruedi Schafflützel (Wipf) and Patrick Semadeni (Semadeni Group) also stepped down. Tobias Leischner (Bourquin) was unanimously elected as the new President. Rolf Eicher (JobTalente), Roberto Polizzi (Migros Industrie), Othmar Wohlhauser (Wipf) and Rudolf Zimmerli (Proderma) were also newly elected to the Board.
In his laudatory speech for outgoing President Dubois, Managing Director Zopfi paid tribute to his consistently focused work and his role as a bridge builder.
In the statutory part of the meeting, the members unanimously approved the annual report, minutes and budget for 2025. They also approved a 5% increase in contributions from 2026 - the first since 2010. The full minutes will be available at the end of May 2025 on the SVI website available.
