PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2019

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 05/19 www.petpla.net Logoplaste announces new CEO Logoplaste announced the appointment of Gerardo Chiaia as the Group’s new CEO (photo). Roberto Villaquiran, Logoplaste’s current CEO will be leaving his position for family reasons, and to pursue other activities. The company states that over the past two years, Roberto has been instrumental in implement- ing a new management structure, focusing the organisation on operational excellence, building a strong world-class team and cre- ating a platform for future growth. The Board of Directors, and the Logoplaste team, are grateful for his contribution and wish him the best for his future plans. Incoming CEO Gerardo joined the management team in October 2018 as CEO Europe & Asia, after many years of having a very close trusted relationship with Logoplaste as a key partner. Gerardo has made a strong contribution to the European Business operations, commercial opportunities and strategic focus. He has 24 years of deep experience in the plastic industry, having worked at Husky in various positions from technical service, to operations, and sales. In recent years, he served as President of a number of different business units including the Beverage Packaging, the Hot Runner and Controllers Businesses. During his time at Husky, Gerado spent five years in China developing the regional business. www.logoplaste.com New COO for the Motan group From April 1 st , 2019, Michael Tregner (photo) took on responsibility for Motan Gmbh as Managing Director and for global Motan production units as COO (Chief Operating Officer). He takes over for Ulrich Eberhardt, who is going into well-deserved retirement after 40 years of service for the Motan group. Michael Tregner (52 years old) has been responsible for the future of various manufacturing industrial companies as Managing Director for nearly 20 years. He is a qualified specialist for operational excellence and lean management. “The corporate growth of the past years confronts us with new strategic and organisational challenges,” explains Sandra Füllsack, CEO of the Motan group. “With Michael Tregner we have gained an outstanding expert who will advance the Motan group and its development and will advance the implementation of a global production and procurement strategy.” Michael Tregner says, “I look forward to having the chance to implement my integrated understanding of opera- tive excellence into a medium-sized company and further to supporting the Motan group with their growth strategy.” www.motan-colortronic.com Drink technology India South premiere show Drink technology India South (dti- South), which took place for the first time in Bengaluru from April 10 - 12, has established a strong position on the South Indian market. With more than 90 brands, 6,481 visitors and an extensive supporting programme, the dti family further expands its footprint to the southern region of India. The local approach is intended in particu- lar to address those sectors that are rep- resented locally. Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India, explains “In this region of India, non alcoholic beverages as well as beer are predominant seg- ments. Key exhibitors addressing these sectors, such as Ambicon Breweries, DVKSP, Goma Engineering and Hilden Packaging, presented their solutions and were able to get the most out of the visi- tor potential in the metropolitan region.” From trends and ingredients for brew- ing to craft beer variations: In addition to the Buyer-Seller Meetings, the place2beer and the Brewer World Seminars provided insights into future topics of the industry. Representatives of microbreweries, medium- sized and industrial breweries as well as suppliers for the brewing industry used the place2beer for networking and knowledge exchange. In addition to this platform, where even Indian beer was tasted, the Brewer World Seminars took place on the first and second days of the trade fair. There, experts discussed topics such as quality assurance of raw materials and ingredients and global trends in beer brewing. Dti-North Dti-North will take place in New Delhi December 12-14, 2019 in conjunction with pacprocess and food pex India from Messe Düsseldorf India. www.drinktechnology-india.com