Gurit to reorganize Composite Materials business unit
The company plans to separate the unit into Wind Materials and Marine & Industrial Materials units.
Gurit (Zurich, Switzerland), manufacturer of advanced composite materials, composite tooling equipment and core kitting services, announced on April 8 that it will split its Composite Materials business unit into two units: Wind Materials and Marine & Industrial Materials.
The company says it decided to make the division to account for the different business nature between the wind industry and the marine and industrial industry. According to Gurit, both business units will allow the company to further improve customer focus and support, enabling stronger business growth. Both business units will continue to have access to the entire materials offering.
As part of this reorganization, Lance Hill, who is currently Regional Sales Director for the Americas region, will be promoted to General Manager of the Marine & Industrial Materials business unit effective May 1, 2020. A search for the new General Manager Wind Materials position is in progress, Gurit says. Before joining Gurit in 2009, Hill previously held positions within the composites industry.
The Wind Materials Business Unit will be run by Rudolf Hadorn, during the time when Stefan Gautschi will leave Gurit in June 2020 until the new General Manager Wind Materials is on board.&²Ô²ú²õ±è;​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
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