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Schuler CEO Domenico Iacovelli will join ANDRITZ ’ s Executive Board .
Schuler CEO to join ANDRITZ Executive Board
International technology Group ANDRITZ will appoint Domenico Iacovelli , CEO of its subsidiary Schuler AG , to its Executive Board . Mr . Iacovelli will continue to perform his duties as Schuler CEO , ANDRITZ announced in Graz . On the ANDRITZ Executive Board , the Swiss manager , born in 1976 , will take over the management of the Metals business area as well as responsibility for Group Information Technology and Group Manufacturing Management , effective from April 2022 . Domenico Iacovelli has been CEO of Schuler since April 2018 . Before his appointment , he held various high-ranking management positions in the ANDRITZ Group and at Schuler itself . Schuler is an international specialist for metalforming technology and has been fully owned by ANDRITZ since 2020 .
Immediately after taking office as CEO , Iacovelli initiated a strategic realignment of Schuler to prepare the company for the dramatic structural change in the automotive industry , the requirements of digitalisation and the opportunities offered by e-mobility and other new technologies .
ANDRITZ further announced that Dr . Wolfgang Leitner , Chairman of the Executive Board of ANDRITZ AG , will retire from his position as CEO at the end of the company ’ s Annual General Meeting scheduled for 12 April 2022 , after 27 years of service . Dr . Leitner , who is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schuler AG , is to be succeeded by ANDRITZ Executive Board member , Dr . Joachim Schönbeck . n
Stefano Pisoni has joined international fastener specialist TR VIC SpA , part of the Trifast plc group of companies , as its new managing director .
“ An inspirational leader with a proven track record in several industry sectors , Stefano has many years of experience working in senior management roles for a number of influential corporations , including Italian automotive giants Magneti Marelli SpA and Pirelli Steelcord . His previous roles and his in-depth knowledge of international business markets combine to make him a natural choice to lead TR VIC into the future ,” said the company .
Pisoni worked as a quality manager and a technical director at Black & Decker Italia – it became the first Black & Decker section in the world to adopt a JIT – KANBAN inventory control system . He also worked as a general manager at Sirci SpA , a leading Italian manufacturer of plastics and plastics systems , and Sirci Grestinex SpA as General Manager . In 2011 , he was named managing director of GDS Srl , a large organisation with more than 350
Stefano Pisoni .
Bystronic UK appoints Barker
Bystronic UK has announced the appointment of Anthony Barker who is its new service manager .
“ Anthony brings with him experience and knowledge of building and leading a Service Department within various industries . He is predominantly an electrical engineer but has worked and gained an engineering background in most disciplines and in different technical areas including Nuclear , Aerospace , Automotive , Medical and Machine Tools . His engineering career Anthony Barker .
Additive manufacturing specialist , Desktop Metal , Inc ., has announced the appointment of James Eisenstein to its Board of Directors effective from 27 July 2021 . Eisenstein was also appointed to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board .
Eisenstein has more than 30 years of leadership experience in public and private technology companies , including an extensive background in M & A and industrial consolidation . He has founded several multibillion-dollar companies , including American Tower Corporation . He was also the Executive workers and three offshoot companies .
He joins TR VIC after several years working as a specialist consultant and , latterly , as a plant manager and BU director for Proma spa . His appointment underlines TR ’ s ongoing commitment to expand its European operations .
“ Helping Stefano to achieve targets along with his co-director , Francesco Cricco , will be a talented team of five senior individuals , consisting of managers in Procurement , Quality Assurance , Operations , Production Engineering and Application Engineering . Along with European managing director , Andrew Nuttall , Stefano and his team will be looking to use upcoming investment to expand the company ’ s initiatives in the energy , tech and infrastructure markets ,” said TR VIC .
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , one of Pisoni ’ s more pressing responsibilities will be to guide the company ’ s adjustment to new working conditions and practices . Supporting staff members during this difficult time will be vital , as will ensuring safe working environments and responding appropriately to the need for more flexible working . n
development has been progressive and started by serving 14 years as a marine engineer in the Royal Navy and then by working alongside some of the world ’ s largest engineering manufacturers such as Rolls Royce Aerospace , GE Power , Siemens and AVIC .”
He has also worked as a service engineer , technical support engineer and product specialist . His last role was as national service manager supporting manufacturing operations for companies such as Bentley ,
Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover . n
New director for Desktop Metal
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eaton Towers Limited , the largest independent tower operator in Africa until its sale in 2019 for US $ 1.9 billion .
He is currently Founder , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo TorreSur , the largest independent wireless tower company in Latin America . Eisenstein is a graduate of Georgetown University , and holds an M . B . A . from The Wharton School and a J . D . from the University of Pennsylvania Law School .
“ We are delighted to welcome Jimmy to the Board ,” said Ric Fulop , Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal . n
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