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Dr Wolfgang Bedorf has been
appointed as a member of
the Executive Committee of
Nexans, and executive vice
president, rest of the world
area, with effect from 1st
February.
The area includes the Middle-
East, Morocco, Turkey, South
America, Africa, Russia and
the former Soviet Socialist
Republics. Dr Bedorf, who will
be based in Nexans’ head-
quarters in Paris, is moving
from his current position as
Nexans country manager of
Germany.
Dr Bedorf was born in Cologne, Germany, and graduated
as a doctor of engineering from the technical university of
Aachen. He started his career in engineering management
with AEG AG (later Daimler Benz AG) progressing to the
position of manager of the electrical machines and
transformers division.
He joined Alcatel Cable in 1995 as manager of the Energy
Network Cable Business Group. When the company
split-off from the Alcatel Group in 2000 to form Nexans,
he became chairman of the management board for
Nexans in Germany and country manager. From 2000 to
2004, he was also manager of the Nexans Energy
Networks Business Group. Since 2005, he has supervised
both Nexans’ business in the Central Europe Area and the
Harnesses Business Group.
Outside of Nexans, Dr Bedorf is a board member of the
Association of the German Electro-Technics and Electronic
Industry.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 1 56 698484
Email:
Website:
New board member
at Nexans
DSM strengthens its US market
Royal DSM has bought US-based Soluol, a developer,
producer and marketer of high performance urethane
resins which are used in a wide range of applications, with
annual sales of US $20 million.
Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.
The acquisition of Soluol enhances DSM’s speciality-resins
presence in North America and adds new technology, as
well as a state-of-the-art production facility in Rhode
Island. The acquired company will be grouped under the
DSM NeoResins+ business unit, part of the DSM Resins
business group.
Royal DSM – Netherlands
Fax: +31 1747 5639
Email:
Website:
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