Wittmann: Kevin Wang new Managing Director in China

"With two managing directors in China now, we are ideally prepared for future requirements", says Dr Werner Wittmann, owner and managing director of the Wittmann Group. Kevin Wang manages the business in the north and east of the country as well as the production plant in Kunshan, Terry Liu is responsible for southern China, from left to right: Kevin Wang, Dr Werner Wittmann, Jonathan Ching, Terry Liu - (Photo: Wittmann).

Wittmann in China has a new Managing Director. Kevin Wang is responsible for sales and service in eastern and northern China and is also in charge of the production plant in Kunshan. Jonathan Ching is retiring after 21 years with the Wittmann Group.

"We are delighted to have gained an experienced manager for the important Chinese market in Kevin Wang," emphasises Dr Werner Wittmann, owner and Managing Director of the Wittmann Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. "Mr Wang knows the markets in China very well and also feels at home in the European culture. This puts us in a very good position for the further expansion of our activities in China."

Kevin Wang has 19 years of management experience in the plastics machinery industry. He has been working for European companies in Asia since 2014. He holds two degrees in business administration. After his first degree in China, he also completed an Executive Master of Business Administration in Germany.

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Kevin Wang is responsible for business in eastern and northern China with the Shanghai branch and the production plant in Kunshan, around 30 kilometres west of Shanghai. In southern China, Terry Liu is responsible for sales and service as Managing Director at the Dongguan site. Terry Liu has been with Wittmann for almost 20 years.

In order to prepare well for the transition, Kevin Wang already started in September and familiarised himself with his new responsibilities both in China and at the headquarters in Austria.

In mid-December, long-time Managing Director Jonathan Ching will retire after 21 years.

Wittmann has had its own sales and service branch in China since 2001. Since 2005, the company has been producing robots, temperature control units, conveyors, compact dryers and granulators for the local markets at its Kunshan site. In May 2021, Wittmann opened a new sales and service centre in Dongguan, China.

"China is an important growth market for us," says Werner Wittmann. With the new structure and the strengthened management team, we are responding to the very dynamic market development. We also have big plans for the future in China."

More information: www.wittmann-group.com

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