AST mourns the passing of Reiner Weidinger
The management of AST Beschichtungstechnik GmbH asked us to publish this obituary for their Managing Director and Founder Reiner Weidinger. We are honoured to comply with this request and express our sincere condolences to all relatives and the entire staff. Martin Hirschmann Editor-in-Chief English translation “Through his courage, passion and innovative strength, he laid the […]
Yves Ottiger becomes new CEO of Robatech Group
Effective 1 January 2025, Yves Ottiger is assuming operational leadership of the Robatech Group as its new CEO. He succeeds Martin Meier, who has led the company since 2018 and is going to continue to serve the Robatech Group in an advisory role. Yves Ottiger brings extensive experience in strategic business management, product and market […]
New Era hires Jay Roth, promotes Ed Schwartz
New Era Converting Machinery has hired Jay W. Roth (left on the picture) as senior sales and development engineer and has promoted Ed Schwartz (right on the picture) to technical service manager. With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Roth combines sales and leadership know-how with an engineering perspective. In his new role, he aims […]
Vetaphone appoints Michael Behrens as CEO
Vetaphone A/S, the family-owned Danish company that invented surface treatment and continues to pioneer corona and plasma technology, has appointed Micheal Behrens as CEO as part of its strategy for future growth and success. His appointment is effective from 1st December 2024. The announcement was made by Frank and Jan Eisby, sons of the company […]
David Spratt appointed as CEO of Constantia Flexibles
Constantia Flexibles, the world’s third-largest flexible packaging company, has appointed David Spratt as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2025. He will succeed Uwe Röhrhoff, who has served as interim CEO since September 2024. David Spratt joins Constantia Flexibles following a successful tenure as CEO of Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe, where he has […]