Lenzing Group, Austria-based manufacturer of textile and nonwovens cellulose fibres such as modal and lyocell, has appointed Heiko Arnold as the new Chief Technology Officer. He has joined the company and is responsible for the disciplined implementation of the approved and planned expansion steps of the company on technology front, including the production facilities for TENCEL® fibres in Mobile (USA), Grimsby (Great Britain), Heiligenkreuz (Austria) and in Asia.
“We are pleased to have Heiko Arnold on our Management Board team. He is a proven expert with extensive technological know-how and broad-based international experience, especially in the Asian region,” says Stefan Doboczky, CEO, Lenzing.
Studied chemistry at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Heiko has experience in large-scale investment projects and ongoing operational improvements at BASF, especially in Asia. “I am very much looking forward to carrying out the responsible tasks I have assumed on behalf of an innovative company such as the Lenzing Group,” says Heiko, who was honoured with this new role.
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It may be mentioned here that with forthcoming expansion of production capacity, Lenzing’s Management Board was expanded by a new position for Technology. “The creation of a new Management Board position will help us to continue pursuing the growth path we have set out upon and achieve our objectives within the context of our corporate strategy sCore TEN,” adds Doboczky.
