As of March 31
Christian Kühnhold leaves EPAL
After more than two years as CEO, Christian Kühnhold is leaving the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL). In October 2018, he took over responsibility for the EPAL Euro Pallet Pool as CEO of EPAL.
Christian Kühnhold has provided EPAL with important impetus in strategic projects and in the successful further development of the association's organization. His core topics were the digitalization of the EPAL Euro pallet pool, ISPM 15 and cross-border as well as quality and safety with a focus on the users of load carriers. In addition, he drove forward the strengthening and further development of EPAL in the new markets in Asia and in Ukraine, Turkey and Spain. Christian Kühnhold is leaving EPAL on April 1 and, according to EPAL, wants to devote himself to his own projects. The Board of the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) will announce a successor shortly.
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