Holger is a seasoned procurement leader with over 25 years of experience in the MedTech, Pharma, and FMCG sectors, including roles at Johnson & Johnson, P&G, and currently Carlsberg Group. He holds a Dipl. Kfm. from Paderborn University and specializes in strategic sourcing and stakeholder management. People who have worked with him describe him as seasoned, effective, and diplomatic.
He has a passion for developing others, recently running a stakeholder management class for Digital Supply Chain students at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons. In early 2025, he presented a case study on strategic business partnering at a Swiss Marketing Procurement Network event.
His career in procurement began serendipitously when his last name, Apfel (German for Apple), led to his hiring for the Juice Commodity buying group at Procter & Gamble.
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