Volker Cwielong new Datwyler CEO
Altdorf, Switzerland – Volker Cwielong took over as CEO of Datwyler on 1 April 2024. Dirk Lambrecht, who had held the position since 2017, stepped down at the end of March 2024 and was elected to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on 14 March 2024.
“In Volker Cwielong, an internationally proven executive with a wide range of entrepreneurial experience is taking over as Datwyler CEO. I am convinced that he has the right qualifications to exploit the profitable growth opportunities in our markets together with the Datwyler management teams,” says Chairman Paul Hälg. “On behalf of the Board of Directors and the employees, I would like to thank Dirk Lambrecht for his hard work and loyalty. Over the past seven years as CEO, he has played a key role in shaping Datwyler and preparing it for the diverse challenges of the future.»
Volker Cwielong has been a member of the management team of the globally present Eberspächer Group since 2017. As Co-CEO of the Purem by Eberspächer division, he was responsible for net sales of some EUR 2 billion and for more than 7’000 employees at over 40 locations on three continents. He led the sales, production, technology and innovation units and had full responsibility for the division’s results. Before, Volker Cwielong held various global management positions for international industrial groups and automotive suppliers. Volker Cwielong is a mechanical engineer and holds an MBA.
Dirk Lambrecht has led Datwyler as CEO through the many challenges of the past seven years. During almost 19 years on the Datwyler Executive Management, he successfully expanded the business with system-critical elastomer seals organically and through acquisitions. Important milestones include the global expansion with own plants in the three most important economic regions USA, Europe and Asia, the organic development and expansion of the coffee capsule business and the strengthening of innovative power with the Group Function Technology & Innovation in the new organizational structure after 2020.