TRICOR Group expands Executive Board

TRICOR Group, the leading specialist for innovative industrial packaging solutions, is expanding its Executive Board team with Tom Wetzel as of 1 January 2025. In his new role as COO, Wetzel, who has held a management position at the company since April 2024, will be responsible for operations at the company's 16 European sites. 

Tom Wetzel brings more than 20 years of industry experience from well-known international companies in the paper and packaging sectors. In addition to his high level of technical expertise, Wetzel has extensive experience in managing multi-site and international teams. Previously, he was General Manager at Smurfit Kappa and led various business units at DS Smith and most recently at Wipak. 

‘With Tom Wetzel, we are gaining a proven expert for this position. Over the past few months, he has gained deeper insights into the TRICOR organization and has already provided valuable input into our processes and strategic initiatives. His high level of technical expertise, coupled with a clear understanding of the company's operational challenges and opportunities, make him the ideal candidate for this role,’ said Kyle Baker, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the TRICOR Group. 

‘We are convinced that Tom Wetzel will make a decisive contribution to successfully leading the TRICOR Group into the next phase of its strategic development. We wish him every success in his new role and we are confident that he will enrich the company with his expertise and commitment,’ emphasizes Dr Reiner Dietrich, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the TRICOR Group. 

‘I look forward to working with our dedicated and experienced teams to shape the success of the TRICOR Group by further developing our innovative production network,’ emphasizes Tom Wetzel.

About TRICOR

The TRICOR Group has been part of the globally active Rengo/Tri-Wall Group from Japan since 2019. The specialist for industrial packaging solutions offers its customers a wide range of sustainable packaging and customised multi-material systems. With its in-house logistics specialist TRANSCOR and its 200 vehicles, the company impresses its customers with the fastest transport services throughout Europe-wide. This unique service portfolio makes the TRICOR Group a leading European partner for industrial companies in the automotive, chemical, frozen food, electronics, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, medical and measurement and control technology sectors. The company is based in Bad Wörishofen (Bavaria) and employs around 2,100 people at 16 locations in Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. 

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