Xerium Names Harald Weimer President of Europe
January 26 2018 - 4:44PM
Business Wire
Mark Staton, the President and CEO of Xerium Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE: XRM) (“Xerium” or the “Company”), a leading global provider
of industrial consumable products and services, announced today the
hiring of Mr. Harald Weimer as Xerium’s President of Europe. Mr.
Weimer will be based out of the Company’s Reutlingen, Germany
facility and will be responsible for guiding the European
operations to sustainable growth following the completion of the
Company’s primary repositioning projects.
Mr. Staton said, “We are very excited to have Harald join Xerium
to lead our European organization. Harald is a seasoned leader and
has demonstrated the ability to unlock growth and develop new
markets and products within the confines of a streamlined platform.
With Harald’s addition, Dave Pretty will transition his European
responsibilities while maintaining his role as President of North
America. This transition gives us single-point regional leadership
across the globe and permits Harald and Dave to focus 100% of their
efforts on further improvements in their important regions.”
Mr. Weimer said, “I am honored to accept this opportunity to
lead Xerium in Europe and the broader EMEA region. I look forward
to working with the global leadership team and my European
colleagues to continue delivering high quality products and
services that exceed customer expectations. It is my goal to ensure
we leverage our industry-leading know-how into disciplined revenue
growth through our existing customers and through new
opportunities.”
Harald Weimer Background
Highlights
- 25 years of sales, technical,
operational, managerial and executive leadership experience.
- Seasoned international leader with
experience residing and operating in Europe, Mexico and USA.
- Many years of full P&L
responsibility with functional leadership experiences including
manufacturing, project management, business development, sales and
marketing.
- 19 years of progressive leadership
responsibilities with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen.
- Most recently held the position of
Executive Board Member, Sales and Services, Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen.
- Prior to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen,
held leadership positions at Xerox.
- Degree in Industrial Engineering from
the University of Applied Sciences for Technology, Esslingen. Focus
on Production & Automation Technology and Technical Sales &
Sales Communication.
ABOUT XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM) is a leading, global
provider of industrial consumable products and services. Its
products and services are consumed during machine operation by its
customers. Xerium operates around the world under a
variety of brand names, and utilizes a broad portfolio of patented
and proprietary technologies to provide customers with tailored
solutions and products integral to production, all designed to
optimize performance and reduce operational costs. With 28
manufacturing facilities in 13 countries around the
world, Xerium has approximately 2,850 employees.
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uncertainties beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, our ability to achieve revenue growth
in Europe and elsewhere, economic conditions in the regions we
operate, and the other factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2016 filed on March 1,
2017 and our other SEC filings. If any of these
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