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The Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) announces the appointment of Stéphane Piqué from Accenture as the new chair of its Advisory Board. He takes over from Dick de Koning of Packz who has held the post since 2015 and will be staying on the Board.
Based in Switzerland, StĂ©phane has spent the last five years leading Accentureâs Industry X practice in Switzerland and overall Industry X sales in Germany, Switzerland, and Austriaâdriving the digital transformation of the industry. StĂ©phane is also leading the global Smart Packaging activities for Accenture. He offers advice and support to major clients in their digital transformation. He is also a guest lecturer in digital transformation at St Gallen University and is a member of Accentureâs Swiss Board of Management.
Commenting on his appointment, StĂ©phane says, âMy passion is around technologies enabling the digital transformation which companies and our society are going through. The Digital Revolution has clearly started and will change everything around us. So lâm really excited and honored to be asked to lead AIPIAâs Advisory Board at this time of huge transformation to digital solutions in the packaging sector, as well as enormous challenges posed by the pandemic.â