New appointments
PLASTICS POLICYMAKER APPOINTS NEW EDUCATION & SKILLS CHAIR Jo Davis, managing director of Dorking-based Broanmain Plastics, has been elected as the new chair of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Education & Skills Committee. Ms Davis said: “The UK plastics industry turns over £23.5 billion annually, employing a manufacturing workforce of around 170,000 professionals, at all levels. All too familiar with the compounding issues of balancing growth with skills shortages, succession planning, investing in development and maintaining morale, I. hope that my experience will bring a fresh perspective to the BPF Skills & Education Committee.” Welcoming Ms Davis as committee chair, BPF public and industrial affairs manager Mohamed Elkhalifa, added: “In reality, the plastics industry needs people with a whole range of skill sets, from STEM backgrounds to pragmatic thinkers, artistic and creative talents, to financial and quality assurance professionals. All these skills today are highly valued but may not be considered naturally adjacent to a plastics processing environment. As an industry we must continue to influence and change this workplace narrative.”
DURST APPOINTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Tracy Dineen has been appointed business development manager in southern England for Durst. With more than 20 years’ experience in print and communications, Ms Dineen brings broad experience to the role, including specialist work within inkjet markets.
She will be working closely with the local sales, service, supply and logistics teams as well
as at group level. Ms Dineen will also spend time accompanying customers and prospects to the group head office in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy, and the Durst Innovation Center East, the group’s other production site in Lienz, East Tyrol, Austria. Ms Dineen joined the business from Soyang Europe; her other roles have included working with multinationals such as EFI and HP. She said: “Durst has a great sense of its own identity and brand values akin to my own. As a privately-owned company, Durst can self- determine and remain focused on its position in the industry. As a market leader with engineering excellence and customer satisfaction at its heart, it’s focus on ‘pixel to output’ has real meaning for its customers. I could not be prouder to join this great company.”
KIVNON EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM TO LEVERAGE UK GROWTH
Kivnon, a global leader in a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles has appointed a new UK country manager and a sales manager to help meet growing product demand in the United Kingdom. Jose Pantaleao will be the new UK country manager and Meir Ziskin will be the sales director. Mr Pantaleao, who has been Kivnon’s France country manager since May 2020, will also manage the Kivnon UK subsidiary that provide AGV/AMR vehicles and related maintenance services to the UK.
He will provide project management, sales, purchasing, and technical services to support the increasing demand for Kivnon solutions in the UK and France.
Mr Ziskin is an accomplished sales and business development professional with more than 10 years of experience in the logistics and automation industries.
He has a proven track record of driving business growth and establishing solid relationships with clients in various sectors, including automotive, e-commerce, and pharmaceuticals.
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