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Governance, Management & Quality

Corporate Governance

High ethical standards and an unconditional commitment to compliance apply in the entire Syntegon Group with its more than 35 companies and locations in nearly 20 countries worldwide. Compliance with all laws and regulations in all business actions and contracts is a top priority – both for the Executive Committee and for all our 6,300 employees.

Syntegon is organized into the divisions Food and Pharma, which include a total of four business units. In all areas of our business activity, we pursue a high standard of quality. We continuously improve our processes, adopt common management systems, and are certified by independent third parties.

Executive Committee

Torsten-Tuerling

Torsten Türling

Chief Executive Officer

Torsten Türling

Chief Executive Officer


Torsten Türling joined Syntegon in 2023. He brings over 30 years of international leadership and sales experience across various industries. Prior to his current role, Mr. Türling served as CEO of Nilfisk, a publicly listed company known for its professional cleaning equipment. He also held the position of CEO at Ideal Standard International, a leader in bathroom solutions.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Türling held several management positions at Linde AG, including managing director of Linde Refrigeration.

Mr. Türling holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Saarbrucken, Germany, and a Master of Management from EM Lyon Business School, France.

Dr-Peter-Hackel

Dr. Peter Hackel

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Peter Hackel

Chief Financial Officer


Peter Hackel joined Syntegon in 2022 with experience in business management and operations at several leading companies and industries. Prior to his current role, Dr. Hackel served as group CFO at Straumann Holding AG, a global leader in dental implants and restorative dentistry.

Dr. Hackel started his career at McKinsey & Company Inc. He subsequently held key positions at Geistlich Pharma AG and Oerlikon Corporation AG.

Dr. Hackel holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Hagen, Germany, and a PhD in molecular biology from ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Petros-Kapelles

Petros Kapelles

Chief Operations Officer

Petros Kapelles

Chief Operations Officer


Petros Kapelles joined Syntegon as Chief Operations Officer in 2024, bringing extensive experience from senior leadership roles within operations, supply chain, and business management at various companies.

Prior to joining Syntegon, Mr. Kapelles served as Group Chief Operations Officer at Nilfisk, a publicly listed company in professional cleaning equipment. Mr. Kapelles has previously held senior management positions at Ideal Standard, Frigoglass SAIC, and Franke Kitchen Systems Group.

Mr. Kapelles holds a Master of Business Administration from Nottingham Business School in the UK.

Johan-Nilsson

Johan Nilsson

Chief Customer Officer

Johan Nilsson

Chief Customer Officer


Johan Nilsson joined Syntegon in 2020, bringing a wealth of experience from a long-standing career at Tetra Pak, a world-leading company for food-processing and packaging solutions.

From 2012, Mr. Nilsson led the service business at Tetra Pak and, from 2018, was head of service and industry 4.0 solutions, overseeing significant advancements in service delivery and digital transformation.

Mr. Nilsson holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Executive Foundation at the University of Lund, Sweden.

Ann-Cuylaerts

Ann Cuylaerts

Executive Vice President Food Vertical

Ann Cuylaerts

Executive Vice President Food Vertical


Ann Cuylaerts joined Syntegon in 2024, bringing significant expertise and leadership experience from her tenure at GEA, one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Before joining Syntegon, Ms. Cuylaerts served as head of the Food Solution business unit at GEA. During her career at GEA, Ms. Cuylaerts held various management roles.

Ms. Cuylaerts holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from in the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and a graduate degree in middle management from Vlerick Business School in Ghent, Belgium.

Stephan Maerz

Stephan März

Executive Vice President Pharma Liquid

Stephan März

Executive Vice President Pharma Liquid


Stephan März joined Syntegon in 2023 with a strong background in strategy and international management.

Mr. März began his career at the consultancy firm Roland Berger and then moved on to various international management roles in business development, customer service, and business unit responsibilities at Georg Fischer AG and Bobst AG.

Mr. März holds a degree in mechanical engineering (Dipl-.Ing.) from the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Thomas-Hartkaemper

Thomas Hartkämper

Executive Vice President Pharma Solid

Thomas Hartkämper

Executive Vice President Pharma Solid


Thomas Hartkämper joined Syntegon in 2024, bringing a diverse and extensive background in mechanical engineering, business development, and change management. He began his career at AXXICON Moulds in 1996 and has subsequently held various management positions. 

He spent most of his career at Husky Injection Molding Systems and Ormazabal. Most recently, he was CEO of Kautex Maschinenbau. 

Mr. Hartkämper graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering (Dipl-.Ing.) from Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Germany and holds a master’s degree in business marketing from the Free University of Berlin, Germany. 

Bruno-Oberle

Bruno Oberle

Executive Vice President Food Horizontal

Bruno Oberle

Executive Vice President Food Horizontal


Bruno Oberle has been part of Syntegon since its integration with SIG Pack in 2004. Mr. Oberle has been affiliated with Syntegon since 1998 through his various management roles both at SIG Pack and at Bosch.

Mr. Oberle started his career as a software development engineer. He brings a wealth of experience from across different industries and global companies such as ABB and Bernina International.

Mr. Oberle studied electrical engineering (Dipl-.Ing.) at ZHAW in Winterthur, Switzerland. He also holds a master’s degree in process logistics from GSBA in Zurich, Switzerland, and a master’s degree in business administration from La Salle University in Philadelphia, U.S.

Compliance

Legality and integrity are top priorities at Syntegon – globally. This standard accounts for ourselves – employees, managers and the Executive Committee – and for our customers, business partners and all other stakeholders of the company.
Our code of conduct summarizes the essential aspects of our guidelines and instructions for our activities. It serves as a guideline for our conduct in day-to-day business. All our employees must be familiar with it and live by it in their daily working environment.

Compliance management system

Syntegon has a global compliance management system in place. Our compliance organization consists of a compliance committee, which reports to the Executive Committee and to the supervisory board, and of compliance officers in the different regions.
Our compliance management system also includes a whistleblower hotline. Employees, business partners, and third parties can report irregular conduct at any time and anonymously, if desired. Syntegon will immediately pursue indications of possible violations through internal investigations. If a suspicion is substantiated, we will initiate appropriate measures.

Downloads

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Code of Conduct for Business Partners
Our Code of Conduct for Business Partners summarizes the major requirements and principles for our cooperation.
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Code of Conduct
Our code of conduct summarizes the essential aspects of our guidelines and instructions for our activities.
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Modern Slavery act
Syntegon acknowledges responsibility to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and ensures transparency.

Report irregular conduct

You can report irregular conduct – compliance cases, data security violations and potential infringements of human rights or environmental interests in the supply chain – at any time and anonymously, if desired. Syntegon acknowledges the receipt of such reports within seven (7) days upon receipt latest and keeps them confidential. No whistleblower will suffer any disadvantage because of reports made in good faith. This also applies when a report turns out to be unjustified. Syntegon will immediately pursue indications of possible violations through internal investigations.

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Quality

Our quality policy is based on our company values of reliability, passion, fairness, and future orientation. It forms the basis for enthusiastic customers and our corporate success.

Syntegon has been using the ISO 9001 quality management system since 1994. Independent third parties check this at regular intervals, conduct audits and confirm our effective application of the standard with corresponding certificates.

We are continuously working on the sustainable optimization of processes and product quality to meet the increasing requirements. In 2021, we decided to have our management system certified according to ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety management).

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certificate

Download certificate DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

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