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After more than 20 years of successful service, Klaus Wuchner, Managing Director of Sales & Marketing, will retire on 31 January 2026. Under his leadership, markilux has developed into one of the best-known brands in the industry. Since 1 November 2025, Ivo Scherkamp has been strengthening the management team at Schmitz-Werke as a partner and will lead the company together with Managing Director Torsten Honemann in future.
Saint-Gobain is implementing a planned change in leadership: Raimund Heinl, CEO of the German and Austrian organisation since January 2019, will hand over the reins to Christian Bako, most recently Vice President Marketing & Development of the Saint-Gobain Group, on 1 December 2025.
Glaston has made two appointments to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of Glaston Corporation. The new ELT members will both be reporting to President and CEO Miika Äppelqvist.
The Quality Association for PVC Window Profile Systems has reorganized its management team. Christian Fischer from Schüco is taking over as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Michael Stöger from Rehau, who has held the position for many years.
The Board of Directors of the Glaston Corporation has today appointed Miika Äppelqvist as the new President and CEO of Glaston as of 1 June 2025.
Glass producer Şişecam just announced that its CEO Görkem Elverici had suddenly resigned on April 30. A replacement has already been found: Can Yücel.
Viprotron North America has announced a newcomer to the team: Kingston Eck will be joining the company as the President. With his extensive industry experience and expertise, he will be a great addition, says Kai Vogel.
Renovation is key to reducing CO₂ emissions in the construction sector – this is the conclusion of a new study by DGNB. The analysis shows that new buildings generate significantly higher emissions over their lifecycle. Here are the key findings to the study, along with the free download link.
Glaston is looking for a new CEO, since Toni Laaksonen has very recently announced his intention to resign his position. Glaston is already hard at work finding a replacement.
Software provider Cyncly has appointed Kristina Lengyel as Chief Customer Officer. In this position, she will lead Cyncly's entire customer organisation, which includes the areas of Customer Experience, Customer Success and Professional Services.
Peter Dixen, Managing Director of A+W Software and Portfolio Manager of the Comas Group, will be leaving at the end of March 2025. He will be succeeded by Dennis Tiegs and Hubert Woźniak, respectively.
Florian Temper joined the Managing Directors of vandaglas Eckelt as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on 1 May 2024. His main task there is to drive forward the technical development of the company. Here are the details.
In a recent interview, Michela Lattuada, a prominent figure in the Italian manufacturing industry, shared insights into her journey as a female business leader and its unique challenges as well as the strengths she brings to her role.
Anders Dahlblom has submitted his resignation from his position as the CEO of Glaston Corporation for personal reasons. The Board will start the search for a new CEO immediately.
Stephan Kranz, Chairman of the Management Board of Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH, is leaving the Saint-Gobain Group. His successor will be Pascal Decker, who will take over the post on 01 February 2023. Here are the details.
