Mutoh Europe appoints new managing director

Frank Schenk has been appointed as the new managing director of Mutoh Europe and Mutoh Deutschland, effective from July 1.

In this new role, Mr Schenk will be overseeing all sales, pre-sales, logistics, marketing, product and application support as well as after-sales support activities for Mutoh throughout the EMEA business area. 

Mr Schenk, who has been general manager sales for Mutoh since July 2021, will be taking over the role of managing director from Mitsuo Takatsu, who has been leading the company since 2020. During his tenure, Mr Takatsu has been focusing on strengthening the company's existing sales and marketing framework and to prepare Mutoh for sustainable growth in the EMEA area. Since the summer of 2021, Mr Takatsu has been working closely with Mr Schenk to implement further enhancements and drive the change process forward.

Mr Schenk said: "I am eager to continue the successful path set by Mitsuo Takatsu together with our newly formed management team and with the continued support of our experienced and dedicated Mutoh teams in Belgium and Germany. I am confident in the future business development of Mutoh in the EMEA region."