Change of guards at FINAT: Newly appointed president Philippe Voet shares his vision on FINAT’s strategy today and tomorrow

FINAT, the worldwide association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products has announced that Philippe Voet has been appointed new president for FINAT at the online European Label Forum 2021 this week.

Philippe Voet takes over the presidency from Chris Ellison to steer FINAT for the next two years. Mr. Voet, currently CEO at Etivoet Belgium, became a member of the FINAT Board in 2019 and has also been part of the FINAT Technical Committee.

After his pharmacist education, he immediately stepped into the pharmaceutical industry. Philippe developed in several management and leadership roles, gaining knowledge of technical, project, production, supply chain and operational excellence management. The label market is where he got the chance to bring together his gained knowledge with creativity, innovation and influence on sustainability.

Philippe gets his energy from understanding customer’s challenges, brainstorming with his creative team, finding solutions that not only solve a problem but also have collateral benefits like creating long-term partnerships with customers, increasing customers sales and improving sustainability. “Seeing this all being rewarded with helping forward customers, their feedback, our awards and patents, is the absolute top.”