People & Appointments
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25. August 2026

Jagenberg Converting Solutions announces milestone for European battery cell manufacturing

Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH (JCS) has successfully delivered and transferred into series production two customised tandem coating lines for V4Smart GmbH & Co. KG in Nördlingen, Bavaria. The lines are a central element of the company’s electrode manufacturing operations and enable the large-scale production of the Ultra-High-Power UHP 26 cell – a lithium-ion cylindrical cell […]

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Neuenhauser Vorwald – Comprehensive solutions for winding technology

Neuenhauser Vorwald Wickeltechnik, a division of Neuenhauser Maschinenbau GmbH, has been renowned for decades for its tensioning shafts, tensioning heads and other components used in winding processes. Oliver Funk joined the team at the end of 2025 as a technical adviser and in sales. In an interview with PRO Flexconvert, he explains the company’s strategic […]

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From left: Oliver Funk (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Alessandro Arosio (Renova), Gerd Bouwer (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Andrea Fantasia (Renova) and Artur Breitkreuz (Neuenhauser Vorwald).
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20. August 2026 |

AUO announces high-level appointment

AUO Corporation announced a high-level personnel change approved by the Board of Directors. Mr Frank Ko has resigned as President for personal reasons. The Board has appointed Mr David B.Y. Chang, the company’s current Chief Financial Officer, as President, effective 31 July 2026. David B.Y. Chang has held several senior leadership positions at AUO and […]

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19. August 2026 |

Fraunhofer IPMS appoints Wenke Weinreich as second director

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is expanding its leadership team: Prof Dr Wenke Weinreich has been appointed the institute’s second director, effective immediately. In her new role, she will be working alongside Institute Director Prof Dr Harald Schenk and guiding the institute’s strategic and scientific direction. At the same time, she will take […]

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24. July 2026 |

Canatu announces CTO and CMO appointments

Canatu Plc has made two key appointments to its executive leadership team. Walter Braun will join as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Bernd Meier as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), both taking effect on the 1st of September 2026. “These appointments form a strong foundation for the next phase of the company’s development,” says Maximilian Slawinski, […]

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12. May 2026 |

Beneq appoints Dr Jason Harrison as CEO

Beneq Oy, a leading company in atomic layer deposition (ALD), announced the appointment of Dr Jason Harrison as Chief Executive Officer. Dr Harrison succeeds Dr Tommi Vainio and is expected to lead Beneq into its next phase of growth across semiconductor, optical, and emerging technology markets. A strategic leadership transition Beneq enters its next phase […]

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29. April 2026 |

Kimmo Alkio appointed Chair of the VTT Board

On 27 April 2026, the annual general meeting of VTT appointed two new members to the VTT Board. Kimmo Alkio, an experienced CEO in publicly listed companies and Chair of the Board at Bluefors Oy, starts as the Chair of the VTT Board. Kristian Tornivaara, Managing Director at Saab Finland Oy, will start as a […]

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