Herbert Forker

Herbert Forker is CEO of Siegwerk since August 2002. Forker joined Siegwerk in 1999 as chairman of the management board of Siegwerk Druckfarben GmbH & Co. KG, the predecessor company to Siegwerk.

Prior to his assignment at Siegwerk, Herbert Forker was President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesa Tape Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA). Before his US assignment, Forker had accepted a management position at the Mexican Beiersdorf company in Mexico City and was responsible for the Beiersdorf subsidiaries of Jobst in Germany and Ireland. Forker began his professional career at the Beiersdorf AG headquarters in Hamburg (Germany) as assistant to the chairman of the management board. His responsibilities included controlling functions for e.g. Beiersdorf Tesa s.a. in Paris (France).

The Siegwerk CEO is active in several interest groups and associations of the industry. He is member of the CEPE Board (the European Council of producers and importers of paints, printing inks and artists’ colours).
 
Herbert Forker is married and has three children.