European printing group Marzek Etiketten + Packaging has appointed Silvia Spatt as head of sales in Germany and Switzerland, two strategic growth markets for the Austria-based company.
Marzek was founded in 1879, and today produces labels and packaging for thousands of small businesses and international industrial customers. The company has plants in Austria, Hungary and the Ukraine, where a variety of print technologies and processes are in use to manufacture labels and packaging for food, beverages, spirits and commercial products, as well as industrial labels.
Last year, the group invested more than €9 million in its production capabilities, with numerous state-of-the-art production systems installed, and substantial investments made in optimising the networking of pre-press, production and administration, both internally and externally with customers and agencies.
Ms Spatt is said to bring well-founded technical experience with well-known national and international companies in the graphics and packaging industry to the role, as well as application technology expertise in labels, folding boxes and flexible packaging. Most recently she was responsible for global sales management for Gallus machines at Heidelberg.
The main focus of her activities at Marzek will be expansion of the group’s presence in Germany and Switzerland, and Ms Spatt said, ‘I am convinced that the products and services from Marzek Etiketten + Packaging have a great deal of potential in these markets and I am therefore looking forward to being able to play a major role in the expansion in neighboring countries. The opportunity to actively help shape this dynamic family business is particularly appealing.’
Dr Johannes Michael Wareka, Marzek Etiketten + Packaging Group CEO, reiterated, ‘At our locations in Austria, Hungary and the Ukraine we have created the best conditions to be able to optimally respond to the needs of our customers and to play at the forefront in the market for sales-promoting labels and packaging. Our strength compared to the big players is diversity, our flexibility, profound professional competence and the ability to respond to individual customer requests.’
He continued, ‘We are very pleased that in Silvia Spatt we were able to win a versatile and highly competent expert for Marzek Etiketten + Packaging. Your industry know-how and many years of experience are a great enrichment for us.’
