Dr. Veit Rückel appointed Technical Director

HERMA has appointed Dr. Veit Rückel, 46, as the new Technical Director for the Self-Adhesive Materials Division. In his role with the specialist in packaging and product labelling, Dr. Rückel is responsible for managing all technical departments in the largest HERMA division, including production planning, production and operating technology as well as process engineering. A graduate in mechanical engineering, Dr. Rückel was previously responsible for business operations at the Magnetec Group, an international manufacturer of nanocrystalline components that develops system solutions for the automotive, energy, safety and industrial sectors. Dr. Rückel was responsible for the business operations of all production sites there – in Hungary, Moldova, China and Vietnam, as well as for industrial engineering and purchasing. Prior to this, the Bayreuth-born plant manager was at Walter AG, a leading German manufacturer of metal cutting tools based in Tübingen, Germany. He held further professional positions with several years in management positions at Audi and Continental. "In all of his previous roles, Dr Rückel has had a strong focus on automation, process optimisation and continuous improvement. His extensive knowledge, analytical approach and practical application know-how in these areas will be invaluable to our continued drive for innovation in production and process engineering. We want to further strengthen our position as a technology leader in the production of self-adhesive materials," says Dr. Guido Spachtholz, Managing Director of the HERMA Group and Head of the Self-Adhesive Materials Division. "With Dr. Rückel, we have someone in our team who combines strategic thinking with a high level of solutions expertise – a combination that we have always greatly appreciated as an agile company." Commenting on the challenges ahead, Dr Rückel said: "HERMA has always managed to gain an edge in a very competitive environment with innovative production systems and solutions. This is impressive and will continue to be the key challenge in the future as innovation cycles accelerate. I am delighted to accept this challenge."