The IPI International Packaging Institute is a registered society according to Swiss law and is supported by members, sponsors and public authorities.

The society is governed by the board of directors and the general assembly which consists of representatives of every member organisation. The management team is responsible for operations and is supported by the Scientific Board.

Management Team

Board of Directors

Chairman:

• Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, Waiblingen

Board Members:

• Dr. Anne Roulin, Global Head of Packaging and Design, Nestlé Vevey
• Dr. Erhard Meister, Minister of economic affairs Canton of Schaffhausen

Management Team

• Stephan Schüle, Managing Director
• Prof. Dr. Ingo Büren, Director of Science and Technology
• Magdalena Züllig, Administration

Scientific Board President:   

• Prof. Dr. Bernd Wilke, Director Research and Development, Robert Bosch GmbH, Packaging Technology in Waiblingen

Scientific Board Members:  

• Dr. Kai Handel, Principal of the University of Applied Sciences in Constance
• Prof. Dr. Martina Hirayama, Head of the Institute of Materials and Process Engineering at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
• Dr. Joseph Hotchkiss, Director School of Packaging from Michigan State University 
• Dr. Gerd Springe, Head of Cluster Initiative Bodensee, former CEO at Alcan Holdings Germany
• Dr. Wilfried Jud, Managing Director of Alcan Packaging Tscheulin-Rothal GmbH in Teningen
• Dr. Franz Liebenspacher, Head of Packaging Department at the Nestlé Product Technology Centre Lebensmittelforschung GmbH in Singen
• Dr. Gregor Pawlitzki, Managing Director of Technology-Management at SIG Holding AG in Neuhausen