Biography and Introduction
Ian Bates, Marketing and Partnership Director for Two Sides interviewed Herwig Kirchberger, Managing Director of DELSCI, part of the Delfort Group
“Welcome Herwig to the Two Sides Insight Interviews!
By way of a brief introduction…
Herwig is Managing Director at the Austrian-based, applied research company DELSCI and since 2020 responsible for strategic business and packaging development activities. DELSCI is designing next-generation fibre-based packaging solutions for Delfort, a global speciality paper manufacturing & printing group. With a team of over 20 scientists and engineers, DELSCI’s mission is to reinvent paper for true sustainable barrier packaging applications. Herwig also campaigns for agile processes, open collaborations and a design thinking mind-set in the paper and packaging industry.
Before working at DELSCI, he was co-founder of an engineering and prototyping company and managed it from 2016-2019. From 2008 – 2016 he was Head of Business Development and Business Unit Director for a global player in the textile industry and from 2001 – 2008 he was responsible for Sales and Business Development in the Asia/Pacific region for a global semiconductor equipment manufacturer.
He holds a master’s degree in technical physics from the University in Graz/Austria and an MBA from the University of Krems/Austria. Herwig is a certified Agile Project Manager and Design Thinking Expert.”
