Huhtamaki appoints Axel Glade as Head of the Flexible Packaging business segment. 
Axel Glade, (55), has been appointed Head of Huhtamaki’s Flexible Packaging business segment and a member of the Group Executive Team. He will start in his position no later than January 1, 2026. He will report to President and CEO Charles Héaulmé and will be based in Espoo.
Axel joins Huhtamaki from Constantia Flexibles, a flexible packaging company headquartered in Vienna, Austria. There he served as Head of the Film Division and a member of the Executive Board. He has held several leadership positions at Constantia since 2011, including SVP Consumer and CEO at Constantia Pirki. Before Constantia, Axel held various leadership positions in other packaging companies such as Sealed Air and Bischof + Klein.