The new Management Board of KANSAI HELIOS will expand the "Good to Great" strategy of the company.
KANSAI HELIOS
has recently announced that it has appointed Dietmar Jost as new president
of the company, which has also elected a new management board. The new Group Management Board will continue to strengthen and enforce the global "Good to Great" strategy of KANSAI HELIOS.
Dietmar Jost is currently the executive director of the business and will serve as new president from 1st
April 2023. He was selected based on his deep and extensive understanding and leadership in sales and research and development, so he is expected to further expand the system supplier strategy.
The current president Junichi Kajima, on the other hand, has been invited back to KANSAI PAINT Japan in order to strengthen the management team there and to take on new assignments and professional challenges. Bastian Krauss, the current executive director, will instead become executive vice-president, continuing to manage the group-wide production and operations areas, as well as the further integration and development of powder coatings line.
Taking turns with Kajima, also Yoshihiro Tanaka from KANSAI PAINT Japan will join the management board
as executive director after his relocation to Austria while Mitsuru Masunaga, dispatched from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., continues to serve in his position with a new focus on corporate functions, including compliance and M&A.