Schoeller Allibert appoints Kenneth Lynard as Chief Financial Officer

Hoofddorp, October 31, 2024 — Schoeller Allibert, the returnable transport packaging manufacturer and solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Lynard as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 November 2024. Based at the company’s headquarters in Hoofddorp, Kenneth will succeed Aake Bengtsson, who has decided to step down to focus on his non-executive director roles.

Kenneth brings a wealth of leadership experience across a variety of industries, with a proven track record of driving value creation through transformative finance and IT leadership, as well as leading sustainable growth and company-wide transformation initiatives.

Most recently, Kenneth was CFO at Zentiva, a private equity-backed European pharmaceutical company, where he helped double the business's size while transforming finance and IT, optimizing costs and investments, and driving sustainability. Before Zentiva, Kenneth held senior roles at Affidea, where he accelerated growth and led M&A initiatives, and at Gilead Sciences, where he contributed to geographical expansion and new product launches.