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People in composites: January 2024

Daher, Web Industries, Eviation, KraussMaffei Group and Verisurf have made new announcements regarding new hires and management updates.

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KraussMaffei Group announces management change

Chi Zang headshot.

Chi Zang, KraussMaffei Group’s new CEO.

The KraussMaffei Group’s (KMG, Munich, Germany) previous chairman of the supervisory board, Chi Zhang, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO), effective as of Jan. 10, 2024. The previous CEO, Yong Li, will take on the newly created position of chief administrative officer. His responsibilities will include corporate HR, IT and audit. Shihao Yang from the top management of KraussMaffei’s main shareholder Sinochem will head the supervisory board. The change will be accompanied by a significant strengthening of the KraussMaffei Group’s management board, which will be increased to three members. Jörg Bremer remains a member of the management board as chief financial officer (CFO).

The new CEO, Chi Zhang, has been with Sinochem for more than two decades in a variety of executive, operational and project-related management positions. Since the end of 2022, he has been the chairman of China National Chemical Equipment Company (CNCE), a Sinochem Holdings company and owner of the KraussMaffei Group.

“I am looking forward to this new role,” Zhang says. “With our new, further strengthened management team, the support of our main shareholder Sinochem and the many committed and highly competent colleagues in Germany and around the world, we have the best prerequisites to put KraussMaffei back on the road to success.”

According to the new chairman of the supervisory board, Shihao Yang, “With Chi Zhang, Yong Li and Jörg Bremer, KraussMaffei is ideally equipped to strengthen its capacity at the management board. I would like to thank Yong Li, who has led the company through a very challenging situation, for his great contribution in the last year. Together with the KraussMaffei team, Yong Li and Jörg Bremer have successfully reduced the level of management structure, selected key business leaders and improved internal management conditions which establish a good foundation for the turnaround. I am pleased that Yong Li will continue to be available to KraussMaffei in the new position as chief administrative officer. I will work together with members of supervisory board and management board to make KraussMaffei shine again.”

 

New sales engineer joins Verisurf Software team 

Verisurf Software (Anaheim, Calif., U.S.) announces that Mark Meyer has joined the company as a sales engineer in the southern region. In his role, Meyer will works closely with customers to assess their metrology needs and provide the best products and workflows for their applications.

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Mark Meyer, Verisurf Software sales engineer in the southern region.

Meyer brings more than 9 years of experience in design engineering, manufacturing and related software use, including SolidWorks. He is proficient in deploying and using Verisurf software and the many measurement devices (sensors) the software is capable of operating.

“Mark has already shown himself to be an important addition to the Verisurf sales team with his depth of knowledge and service-oriented personality. He does an excellent job of assessing customers’ needs and helping them navigate the best metrology solutions and workflows. We are pleased to have him on our team,” Pat Bass, director of sales for Verisurf, says.

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