A fifth-generation innovator born in Germany; Hanko Kiessner founded Packsize alongside his wife Laura with a vision to reimagine the potential of packaging. Hanko followed his father’s footsteps early in his career by working with the leading German Z-Fold corrugated supplier and later experimented for Right Size Packaging On Demand® in Herford, Germany. Today, as Founder and Executive of Packsize and a sustainability advocate, he is a strong proponent of the reduction, reuse, and recycling of packaging materials, infusing this belief into all of Packsize’s operations.
In addition to leading Packsize, Hanko co-founded its nonprofit, Leaders for Clean Air, in 2015 and is responsible for a solar panel-covered rooftop and EV charger installation in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is among the largest in the state.
About Packsize:
Packsize transforms how businesses and their customers experience packaging - from packing to unboxing. Since introducing Right-sized Packaging on Demand in 2002, Packsize has become a recognized supply chain and sustainable packaging industry leader in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. As a partner and trusted advisor, Packsize unlocks the hidden potential in its customers' supply chains and creates custom packaging process flows that consider every step – from the warehouse floor to the consumer's hands. Packsize is reimagining packaging and accelerating the path to a more sustainable future.
Salt Lake City’s Packsize is working to revolutionize the world of e-commerce with an AI-driven, robot-enabled system that creates exactly the right box for any online order. On Wednesday, reps from the U.S. Department of Energy and almost 100 Clean Cities officials from around the country got a tour of Packsize world headquarters from CEO Hanko Keissner.
Hanko spoke on building inclusive and sustainable cities and communities. "I am living the American Dream, and that dream states that anyone can rise to success. But when the planet is not well, then no country's dream can be realized."
Hanko Kiessner, CEO of Packsize, is a man obsessed with converting Utah to clean transportation. He has installed 53 charging stations at his Salt Lake City headquarters, and he evangelizes for workplace charging.