Extrusion International USA 4-2022

20 Extrusion International 4/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS  Surface treatment pioneer Vetaphone, has appointed Gustav Hansen as Chief Procurement Officer as part of its strategic growth programme for the 2020s. His role as CPO will be to develop the supply chain and provide greater security for the company’s production team and customers alike, while ensuring that the price level remains competitive. Trained initially as an machinist, Hansen spent time as an AP graduate in production technology before moving into purchasing and managment. Vetaphone A/S www.vetaphone.com Chief Procurement Officer Appointed Executive Vice President of the Digital & Service Solutions Division Appointed  Klaus Jell took over the global management of Krauss- Maffei's Digital & Service Solu- tions (DSS) divisionas Executive Vice President on 1st August. He will thus also join Krauss- Maffei’s Executive Committee replacing Nadine Despineux who left the company at her own request on July 31st. “I am very pleased that we have been able to bring Klaus Jell on board for this strate- gically important position of Executive Vice President of the Digital & Service Solutions Di- vision. Klaus has played a key role in shaping the fortunes of KraussMaffei in responsible positions in recent years. In addi- tion, he is an internationally very experienced manager who enjoys a high reputation in the plastics industry worldwide,” comments KraussMaffei’s CEO Dr. Michael Ruf. Commenting on the departure of Nadine Despineux, CEO Dr. Michael Ruf says: “Nadine Despineux has done valuable and pioneering work for KraussMaffei, not only by her global management of our Injection Molding Machinery Sales and the establishment of the Digital & Service Solutions Division but also by professionalizing of our service business. We thank Nadine Despineux for her great commitment and wish her the very best for her future." KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH www.kraussmaffei.com  Lizette Ruiz Gue- vara has been made responsible for global corporate communica- tions and marketing at KraussMaffei start- ing July 1, 2022. She reports to KraussMaf- fei Group CEO Dr. Mi- chael Ruf. "We are very pleased that we were able to win Ms. Ruiz Guevara for this position. With her many years of experience and profound knowledge of the industry, she will decisively advance KraussMaffei's positioning both internally and externally," says KraussMaffei CEO Dr. Michael Ruf. Ruiz Guevara assesses her appointment as Head of Global Corporate Communications and Market- ing as follows: "I feel very honored to be responsible for global communications and marketing activities at one of the best-known traditional German compa- nies in the mechanical engineering sector. I am look- ing forward to actively shaping the new KraussMaf- fei." She succeeds Marion Sommerwerck, who left KraussMaffei of her own volition in February 2022. KraussMaffei www.kraussmaffei.com GustavHansenhas joined Vetaphoneas CPO Klaus Jell (Photo: KraussMaffei) LizetteRuizGuevara (Photo: KraussMaffei) NewHead of Corporate Communications and Marketing