Multivac Group appoints new EVP

Multivac, a specialist packaging company is an important employer in Tyrol with around 340 staff at its production site in Lechaschau, Austria.

Dr Lau has been with the company since July 2010, and in his most recent role as executive vice president, he has been responsible for the thermoforming packaging machines business unit. He studied business administration and engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, and he subsequently gained his doctorate in production technology at Munich's Technical University.

‘One of Multivac's main features has always been its high level of in-house vertical manufacturing, which enables it to meet the requirements of the highest quality and greatest innovation. It is for this reason that the company's manufacturing division with around 1000 staff has a very high status,’ said Guido Spix, group president of Multivac. ‘Working in close cooperation with all our manufacturing business units, Dr Lau will drive forward our supply chain strategy to the ongoing benefit of our customers.’

As a consequence of the management change, Andreas Schaller, who had previously held the role, is leaving the company.

‘We would like to thank Andreas Schaller for his many years of successful work at Multivac. He was responsible for running the business in Lechaschau since 2003, as well successfully managing the manufacturing department at Multivac since 2005, and in 2018 he made a significant contribution to the successful establishment of our new production company in Bulgaria.’