Straumann Holding AG announced the appointment of Yang Xu as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Management Board. Yang Xu will join the Straumann Group on August 21, 2023, to officially succeed Peter Hackel. Yang joins from The Kraft Heinz Company, a publicly listed US-American food company. She was Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development and Global Treasurer and a member of the company's Executive Committee. She has more than 20 years of experience in finance, strategy, operational and commercial functions. Her career started with General
Electric Healthcare in Europe. She then worked for Whirlpool Corporation rising through various financial roles of increasing responsibility across corporate functions, business units and regions. Her experience was further enhanced by leading commercial and operational functions outside of finance. During her career, Yang has worked in many countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Yang Xu, born 1979 in China, is a French passport holder and holds a master's degree in management from HEC Paris and participated in MBA programs at London Business School and Stanford.