GMM Pfaudler Group appoints Gregory Gelhaus as Chief Transformation Officer

Gelhaus has a proven track record of driving business growth

GMM Pfaudler Ltd, a leading technology, systems, and service provider for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, announced that Gregory Gelhaus has been appointed as Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) of the GMM Pfaudler Group effective May 5, 2025.

Gelhaus is part of the promoter family and will join the company's senior management team. Gelhaus has a proven track record of driving business growth, executing financial and operational turnarounds, and expanding into new markets. As CTO, he will lead the group's transformation efforts and key strategic initiatives to drive business expansion, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance collaboration and integration across the company's operations and locations.

Gelhaus has extensive and diverse experience across various industries in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Before joining GMM Pfaudler, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific and Central Europe at Global Blue, a publicly traded company backed by private equity. In that role, he managed 17 businesses across 15 countries and was a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to his tenure at Global Blue, he held positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Alvarez & Marsal, and Kirkham Group Pte Ltd.

Gelhaus holds a BBA in Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Gelhaus is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New York in the United States.