The MAAG Group announces the appointment of Uwe Kellner as Managing Director for Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen. “We are very happy to have Uwe join our team,” said Ueli Thuerig, President of the MAAG Group. “Uwe brings a wealth of experience with him having worked previously at renowned market leaders in the machinery industry.”
Uwe Kellner, Managing Director MAAG Ettlinger |
“I am excited to join a global market leader, as Ettlinger is known for its outstanding customer support and high product quality,” said Uwe Kellner. “There is significant opportunity to further leverage our global footprint to accelerate product development, enhance the customer experience and deepen our relationships with customers as well as driving operational improvements.”
After the handover to Uwe Kellner, Volker Neuber, former Managing Director of Ettlinger, will take over a new role as Director of Recycling Systems for MAAG Group. In that capacity he will be responsible for the strategy of MAAG Groups recycling business and its implementation. The demand for recycling solutions in the plastic industry is constantly increasing and offers enormous growth potential. In order to successfully tap into this potential, we need a powerful organization in the field of Recycling Systems that bundles product expertise with in the MAAG Group and offers customers highly productive solutions. Ueli Thuerig noted, “I am very happy that Volker has accepted this challenge and wish him every success in his new role.”
The MAAG Group is a broadly diversified global solutions provider with integrated and customizable systems in process technology for the polymer, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. Its Pump & Filtration Systems, Pelletizing Systems, Pulverizing Systems, and Recycling Systems divisions consolidate the many years of experience and in-depth know-how of the AUTOMATIK, ETTLINGER, GALA, MAAG, REDUCTION, and SCHEER product brands.
Ettlinger is well positioned for continued growth in the recycling industry and is a market leader in the field of high-performance melt filtration solutions. By having expertise in recycled materials production as well as virgin polymer, Ettlinger offers solutions, support and service to all markets.