At the recent Summer Conference of Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), Alexander Baumgartner, CEO of Constantia Flexibles, was elected Chairman. He succeeds Gérard Blatrix of Amcor, who has been instrumental in giving flexible packaging an important voice and role in today’s packaging world and in supporting the development of the flexible packaging industry. In his acceptance speech, Mr Baumgartner affirmed the association’s goal of being fully committed to food safety, food waste prevention and sustainability.