Glatfelter Corporation announced that Mr. Boris Illetschko has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.
He replaces the Company’s current Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Christopher W. Astley, and Senior Vice President, Integrated Global Supply Chain and IT, Mr. Wolfgang Laures, both of whom will leave the Company effective immediately.
The Company noted that these changes are not related to Glatfelter’s operations, financial reporting or controls, or personal conduct.
“Since joining Glatfelter, I have assessed the leadership skills and capabilities that are essential to driving Glatfelter’s financial performance improvement, which led me to consolidate the Company’s commercial and supply chain leadership into a single, integrated chief operating role. I am delighted that Boris Illetschko will be serving in this capacity given his previous experience leading multi-national commercial and supply chain functions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia,” said Mr. Thomas M. Fahnemann, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Glatfelter is a leading global supplier of engineered materials.