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WALL COLMONOY extensive management contracts. “I am very
experience comes from excited and privileged to
APPOINTMENT his time working at large be given the opportunity
Blue Chip companies to manage the
OF COMMERCIAL such as Mitsubishi, where Commercial department
he worked for 12 years at Wall Colmonoy,
DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN HQ in a Managerial role, Pontardawe, Swansea.
Hewlett Packard for 12 There are tremendous
Wall Colmonoy has and in October 2014 years where he worked in business development
appointed Nathan Nathan joined the senior a Senior Managerial role opportunities to
Stroud as Commercial management team and and TVonics Solutions be exploited in our
Director for its European took on the full duties for 18 months where he European & International
Headquarters. and responsibilities of worked in an Account markets. I am really
Nathan joined Wall Commercial Manager. Director’s role. excited about leading the
Colmonoy in February Nathan has brought In his new role of Customer service and
2013 as Distribution with him over 25 years’ Commercial Director, External Sales team to
Channel Manager and experience in Customer Nathan is responsible for even greater success,”
has enthusiastically taken Account Management all Commercial aspects said Nathan.
on ever-expanding roles with a vast knowledge and for Wall Colmonoy Nathan has a Bachelor
and responsibilities. In experience in Business Limited including sales, of Science Degree in
November 2013, he procurement, global key account management, Business Administration
assumed the position sourcing, purchasing and customer service, from the University of
of Sales Manager material management. His estimating, planning, and Glamorgan.

VETROPACK

SUCCESSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT

The Board of Directors of international challenges facing the glass industry, especially
Vetropack Holding Ltd. in those countries in which Vetropack Group has a
has appointed Johann presence. The search for a successor for Johann Reiter in
Reiter, General Manager his present role will start immediately.
of the Business Division “In Johann Reiter, we have chosen a very experienced
Switzerland/Austria, as manager and someone with extensive knowledge of our
CEO of Vetropack Group industry to succeed Claude R. Cornaz,” says Chairman
with effect from 1 January 2018. of the Vetropack Board of Directors Hans Rüegg. “We
Claude R. Cornaz, who will continue to lead Vetropack deliberately opted for an internal appointment, because
Group as CEO until the end of 2017, is stepping back Johann Reiter, as head of our biggest business division, has
from operational business and will be proposed as the new excellent contacts in the industry and within our group. He
Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Annual General is familiar not only with our managers and staff but also
Assembly in 2018. Hans Rüegg, Chairman of the Board with the needs of the markets and our customers.”
of Directors of Vetropack Group, will stand for election Claude R. Cornaz is to step back from operational business
for one more year at the Annual General Assembly on 10 at the end of 2017 and will be proposed as the Chairman
May 2017, but will leave the Board at the Annual General of the Board of Directors at the Vetropack Group Annual
Assembly in 2018, having reached the age of retirement. General Assembly in 2018. In that role he will concentrate
The CEO designate of Vetropack Group, Johann Reiter, mainly on the company’s long-term strategic development.
has been successfully in charge of the Business Division “I am very pleased to be able to hand over to Johann
Switzerland/Austria since 1 November 2010. This Reiter a financially sound Vetropack Group that is in
division consists of the Swiss company Vetropack Ltd. a strategically good place and is led by a strong team,”
and Vetropack Austria GmbH. As a member of the Group declares Claude R. Cornaz, who has been CEO for 18
Management team, he is not only very familiar with the years and has steadily built up Vetropack Group over
situation in both countries, but also knows all about the that time.

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