Kishore Shouche has extensive industry experience from both pilot and commercial textile fibre production, adding critical technical insights to Metsä Spring’s Kuura textile fibre demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland.

Metsä Group’s innovation company, Metsä Spring, is supporting the Kuura textile fibre project at the demo plant in Äänekoski by hiring a new Technology Manager, Kishore Shouche.

Isabelle Nourry is focussing on driving growth and strengthening client relationships

Quickparts, a pioneer and global leader in on-demand manufacturing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Nourry as the Sales Director for Europe. The appointment is part of the company’s plans to grow across the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Emily Butcher moves into the new senior position having served as a Customer Service Advisor at Drytac Europe for the past six years.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce that Emily Butcher has been promoted to the role of Customer Service Manager for the UK and Ireland.

New leadership to leverage past success in accelerating profitable growth to elevate the 7,500-person worldwide enterprise.

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Steffen Dobberstein as the new Leader Business Unit (BU) Coatings effective September 11th, 2023.

As Leader BU Coatings, Steffen Dobberstein will play a pivotal role in defining and driving the Coatings strategy and further advancing SONGWON's position in the Coatings industry worldwide. He will directly report to Hans Werhonig, Leader Group Commercial.

Will drive business growth for the Shiftconnector® platform in the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing sectors

Expand customer service support for SaaS and on-premise installations
Assure operational excellence and integration with eschbach’s global technology teams

Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh fruit, has announced the appointment of Wim Destoop as President Europe from 2 October 2023.

As President Europe, Destoop brings more than 30 years’ extensive experience in Food & Beverages across multiple businesses including Carrefour, Danone and PepsiCo. In his last role at PepsiCo, Destoop was Senior Vice President General Manager for the Business Unit Northern Europe, covering 12 countries.

A new face at Messe Frankfurt's leading consumer goods fairs: As from 1 October Aylin Fless will be responsible for the department Marketing Communications Multimedia and Data in the consumer goods fairs sector. As the new Marketing Director, she succeeds Margit Herberth, who is in charge of the household textiles segment at Heimtextil as Show Director since September.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our co-shareholder Heidegunde "Heidi" Senger-Weiss, who died at the age of 82 on October 19, 2023. Together with her husband Paul, she steered our company's fortunes from 1968 to 2004. In the following years (2005 to 2017), she served on our Supervisory Board. She remained closely and wholeheartedly engaged in Gebrüder Weiss until her death.

As of September 1, 2023, Silke Gathmann has taken on the role of press spokeswoman for LIGNA and will place an increased focus on media communications for the world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing in the future.

PulPac, a pioneering leader in sustainable packaging solutions with its Dry Molded Fiber technology, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nathalie as its new Head of Impact and Sustainability. With a proven track record and extensive experience, Nathalie brings great expertise and passion to the PulPac team.

The World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) concluded its highly anticipated board meeting, which took place during the Pack Print International & CorruTec ASIA 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting provided an ideal platform for industry representatives to come together and share their expertise.