The Swiss textile machinery group within Swissmem elected a new president during their meeting held end of May. After the resignation of Peter Gnägi, who has been member of the board since 2002 and president since 2013, the members of the group elected Ernesto Maurer as his successor. The connoisseur of the international textile machinery industry has held various management positions in leading companies over the last years. He is CEO of SSM Schaerer Schweiter Mettler AG in Horgen. The new board consists of Ernesto Maurer, vice president Urban Germann (Stäubli Sargans AG) and the new board members Norbert Klapper (Rieter AG), Robert Reimann (Jakob Müller AG) and Ralph von Arx (Retech AG).
This year, the Swiss textile machinery group will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Since 1940, the Group supports its member companies´over the years many of them gained international market leadership. The planned activities for this year include participation in ITMA show in Milan. In addition workshops on ´Innovation´ and ´Additive Manufacturing´ will be organised.