Baldwin Germany appoints new managing Director
11/27/2007
Baldwin Germany appoints new managing Director
Baldwin Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Steffen Weisser as the managing director of Baldwin Germany GmbH. In his new role, Dr Weisser will have overall responsibility for Baldwin Germany in Friedberg, Baldwin Oxy-Dry in Egelsbach and Baldwin IVT in Sweden.
Last year Baldwin Germany consolidated several sites in Augsburg when it moved into state-of-the-art premises in nearby Friedberg. This new location then became Baldwin’s Global Competence Centre for commercial sheet-fed and web products. Subsequently, Baldwin acquired the former Oxy-Dry Corporation, adding its brush cleaning product lines at Egelsbach to Baldwin’s existing cloth blanket cleaning products. Baldwin IVT in Sweden, a leading manufacturer of press drying systems, is also part of this global Competence Centre.
Dr Weisser, 43, studied mechanical engineering in Coburg, Germany and subsequently went on to pursue a PhD in engineering for textile machinery in Leeds, England. During his career he has held several senior posts in the textile and machinery production sectors and most recently was managing director of a German manufacturing company that is part of an Austrian technical textile group.
“I was immediately intrigued and interested when I heard about the position and opportunity at Baldwin Technology,” says Dr Weisser. “It’s an exciting time to join Baldwin, a world leader in process automation equipment. While a great deal has been achieved since the company took over Oxy-Dry last year, there are still significant benefits to be obtained by further integration of the technologies, marketing, the factories and the people. After only a few weeks in my new position I’ve been very impressed by the commitment and knowledge of the employees at the three sites, which between them employ approximately 300 people.”
“We’re delighted to have Steffen Weisser join Baldwin to spearhead our growth in Germany and to oversee the continued integration of industry leading technologies,” says Karl Pühringer, President and CEO of Baldwin. “The work carried out by our Commercial Competence Centre research and development teams, when combined with recent alliances and acquisitions, is generating new and improved technologies in web and press cleaning, gluing and filtration. We are confident that under the direction of Dr Weisser, these developments in Germany will continue at an accelerated pace.”
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