Lindt & Sprüngli Names Interim Successor to Outgoing Group CEO

MT Newswires · 2d ago
01:31 AM EDT, 10/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Lindt & Sprüngli (LISN.SW, LISP.SW) appointed Vice Chairman Dieter Weisskopf as interim chief executive officer, effective immediately, according to a Monday release. Weisskopf succeeds Adalbert Lechner, who is leaving the company. Lindt & Sprüngli said the search process for a permanent successor has been launched, and it expects to appoint a new CEO in the second quarter of 2027.