manroland web systems Adds Gossé to Management

AUGSBURG, GERMANY—manroland web systems GmbH has added Joern Gossé, 49, to its executive board. He assumes management, along with Eckhard Hoerner-Marass, and will be responsible for sales and service.

Gossé has more than 25 years of experience in upper management positions within the printing industry. He began his career in 1988 at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and worked in sales and service, as well as managed different plants in Germany. Since 2005 he has been managing director at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Northern Region, in Hamburg. His overall responsibility included the business units sales, service and finance with 130 employees at the plant and a base of 2,500 customers.

"We are very pleased to have Joern Gossé as a management colleague with his great experience in sales and service and his profound knowledge of the print industry. Together with our well-established management team, we are looking forward to constantly moving onward on the company's road to success," Eckhard Hoerner-Marass said.

Despite a weak market during the second half of 2013, manroland web systems is hopeful it can post a positive result.