tesa with new Executive Board member
The Supervisory Board of tesa SE, the international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, has appointed Dr Ingrid Sebald to the Executive Board with immediate effect. In her new role, Dr Sebald will be responsible for technology and sustainability.
The Supervisory Board of tesa SE, an international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, has appointed Dr Ingrid Sebald to the Executive Board with immediate effect. In her new role, Dr Sebald will be responsible for technology and sustainability.
Dr. Norman Goldberg, CEO of tesa SE notes: "With Ingrid Sebald, we have an excellent leader who has been instrumental in shaping our global business through innovation and technology with great success. I personally admire her high level of technical and strategic expertise and look forward to working even more closely with her on the Executive Board."
According to a company statement, the newly created board role responsible for technology and sustainability underscores the importance of these topics for tesa SE. Technology and sustainability are closely linked, and this new Executive Board position emphasises tesa’s commitment to developing and promoting more sustainable adhesive solutions. Frank Kolmorgen, member of the tesa SE Executive Board (Industry) since July 2022, resigned at the beginning of the year in agreement with the Supervisory Board.
Dr Ingrid Sebald has been responsible for technology at tesa since January 2023 and additionally sustainability since April 2024. Ingrid Sebald holds a doctorate degree in chemistry and has been with tesa since 2021. Prior to her current role, she was Head of Product Development in the Business Unit Automotive. Sebald began her career at Huhtamaki Films, where she held various management positions in sales, research, and development. Before joining tesa, she was responsible for R&D, marketing and sales at Infiana and marketing and technology at Loparex. Both companies are manufacturers of specialty films and release liners.
New Chairman of the Supervisory Board
At an extraordinary meeting of the Supervisory Board of tesa SE, Arunjai Mittal was elected as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Dr. Martin Stark, who has resigned from office for personal reasons. Arunjai Mittal has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2014 and brings extensive experience from his career in the technology industry and as a member of the Management Board of various companies.
"We look forward to continuing to work with Arunjai Mittal in his new role," said Dr. Norman Goldberg. "In times of rapid economic development, the Supervisory Board has a special responsibility. With Arunjai Mittal, we have an experienced and international expert at the head of our Supervisory Board."
About tesa SE
As a multinational company, tesa has been developing innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions for industry, commercial customers, and consumers for 125 years. The company has more than 7,000 adhesive solutions on the market. Today, tesa focuses on sustainability and energy-saving processes and invests in the development of environmentally friendly products and solvent-free production processes as well as in the use of renewable energies at its locations.
Tesa is active in more than 100 countries and operates plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA and, in the future, Vietnam. Industrial applications account for around three quarters of the Tesa Group's sales (2023: 1.7 billion euros). Together with its international customers, tesa develops tailor-made innovations at the product and process level. For example, more than 130 tesa adhesive tapes can already be installed in an electric car and more than 70 in a smartphone. With its special adhesive tapes, tesa is also penetrating new segments and countries in the printing and construction industries. The company generates almost a quarter of its sales with products for consumers and professionals. The approximately 300 applications include the well-known tesafilm, whose name is often used as a synonym for the entire product category, as well as adhesive tapes for insect protection. tesa claims to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of adhesive solutions. Since 2001, tesa SE has been a wholly owned and independent subsidiary of the consumer goods group Beiersdorf AG (including NIVEA, Eucerin, la prairie) and currently employs around 5,200 people.
Source: tesa
Caption 1: Dr. Ingrid Sebald fills the position of Technology on the tesa Executive Board. In her new role, Dr. Sebald will be responsible for technology and sustainability. (Image source: tesa)
Caption 2: The new tesa Executive Board (from left to right): Dr. Andreas Mack (Member of the Executive Board, Consumer) Dr. Norman Goldberg (Chief Executive Officer), Dr. Ingrid Sebald (Member of the Executive Board, Technology), Dr. Jörg Diesfeld (Chief Financial Officer). (Image source: tesa)