Extrusion International USA 1-2022

31 Extrusion International 1/2022 www.smart-extrusion.com Germany Austria and Switzerland Italy Eastern Europe Benelux countries Scandinavia Other Asia Russia South America North America Other Europe 34 600 + average monthly visits Geographic distribution of Smart_Extrusion readers, % The only website collecting information about smart technologies of extrusion 19 8,5 7,8 9,3 1,1 0,8 1 2,2 2 17,9 11,6 18,9 New President in the US Appointed „ KraussMaffei has appointed Nolan Strall as the new Pres- ident of KraussMaffei Corporation North America (KMC), effective January 1, 2022. He will report directly to Volker Nilles, Executive Vice President New Machines. Previously, Nolan Strall served as Vice President of Opera- tions and Digital & Service Solutions (DSS) for KMC. In this role, he was responsible for aligning the New Machines & DSS teams and processes to ensure maximum ef fi ciency and pro fi tability for the organization. In his new role, he will remain a member of the Digital & Service Solutions global management team. Nolan Strall, Präsident der KraussMaffei Corporation North America (KMC): “I look forward to contributing to KraussMaffei’s positive development, especially in terms of growth in new markets and technology diversi fi cation.” “KraussMaffei looks back on more than 180 years of inno- vation and technology history, which led me to join the U.S. team at KraussMaffei Corporation in January 2020. In what has been a very dif fi cult year for the industry and one of the largest organizational changes in the company’s history, I found at KraussMaffei Corporation an amazing group of dedicated employees that we have now galvanized as one strong team for the future”, says Strall. “The team we are building here in Florence, Kentucky, has a deep knowledge of our core technologies. We also have added key leaders and started initiatives in complementary technologies that will provide new solutions for our customers and enable us to enter new markets. I am honored to provide strate- gic and operational support and leadership to the team in North America as President. I look forward to contributing to KraussMaffei’s positive development, especially in terms of growth in new markets and technology diversi fi cation”, he adds. KraussMaffei www.kraussmaffei.com Nolan Strall