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Stephan Schaller to become Voith’s new president and chief executive
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BMW Group in June 2012. At the same time, Dr Hubert Lienhard will be appointed to the Shareholders’ Committee with effect from 1 April 2018. He will take the current seat of Stephan Schaller in this committee. Professor Dr Hans-Peter Keitel, chairman of the shareholders’ committee of Voith Management GmbH and Supervisory Board of Voith GmbH & Co, said: “With Stephan Schaller we found the ideal successor for Dr Lienhard. He has already been involved in all strategic developments of the company in recent years in his role as member of the Shareholders’ Committee. “He has excellent knowledge of
Stephan Schaller, the new president of Voith
of the global motorcycle division of BMW Group, has been appointed as successor to Voith president and chief executive Dr Hubert Lienhard. Schaller will take over from April 2018 when Lienhard completes
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tephan Schaller, currently member of Voith Shareholders’ Committee and head
his second term at the age of 67. Stephan Schaller, born in 1957,
studied mechanical engineering at Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. From 1981 to 1999, he held management and executive positions at BMW Group. After four years, initially as head of technical planning, then in the technical management of Linde
AG’s refrigeration division, Schaller joined Volkswagen AG in 2004 as head of production for the commercial vehicle division. Since 2007, he has been chairman of the commercial vehicle brand of Volkswagen. In 2010, he became vice chairman of the board of Schott AG before being appointed head of the global motorcycle division of
Voith and its structures. In this way, we ensure a high degree of continuity for the company in succession. At the same time, Stephan Schaller brings with him many years of international experience in various sectors and industries outside Voith. Among others, he held leading positions in two of the world’s largest automotive companies. We are pleased that we were able to win such a distinguished leader from German industry for Voith.”
Kotkamills appoints Niilo Pöyhönen to its board
Niilo Pöyhönen was appointed to the board of Kotkamills Oy in August. He has several years’ experience in managerial positions in the board and packaging industries, most recently with the Pyroll Group and before that in Stora Enso.
His knowledge of the board and
packaging businesses, as well as that of its clientele, strengthens the competence of the consumer board business in the board of Kotkamills Oy. “We are very happy to obtain
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Niilo Pöyhönen’s unique experience to support Kotkamills’ future as a forerunner in the packaging board business,” said Hannu Puhakka, chairman of Kotkamills Oy. Pöyhönen commented on his appointment, saying: “It is great to be able to join Kotkamills team. The long awaited dispersion coated barrier board solutions of Kotkamills comprise a competitive and environmentally sound alternative to the traditional plastic-coated cup stock, board
believe that I will be able to help in launching these new solutions on the market.” Kotkamills has two mills in Finland, located in Kotka and Imatra, with brands such as Absorbex and Imprex, both laminating paper products for the laminate, plywood and construction industries. In 2016, Kotkamills started up
Niilo Pöyhönen has been appointed to the board of Kotkamills
used for packing frozen food and other packaging board products. I
a new board machine producing Aegle Folding Boxboard and Isla Food Service Boards, including the capability to add barriers on- machine.
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