Leading Executives in Injection Molding
Roland Beck
Owner & CEO, Tessy Plastics
Owner and second-generation leader who moved from President to CEO in Sept. 2023; under his leadership Tessy scaled into a major medical/healthcare injection molder and earned Plastics News’ 2024 Sustained Excellence Award (announced March 2025).
Renzo Davatz
Chief Executive Officer, NETSTAL Maschinen AG (a Krones company)
Longtime CEO credited with steering NETSTAL through its 2024 acquisition by Krones while keeping the brand operationally independent and focused on PET preform, caps/closures, thin-wall packaging and medical markets.
Stefan Engleder
Chief Executive Officer, ENGEL Group
Fifth‑generation leader of ENGEL, one of the world’s largest IMM builders; oversaw record €1.7B turnover in FY 2022/23 and guided the company through a challenging FY 2024/25 at ~€1.5B while expanding market share.
Dale Evans
President, EVCO Plastics
Veteran president of one of North America’s largest custom molders, with 9 plants across the U.S., Mexico and China and hundreds of presses up to 4,400 tons; noted for large‑part, thin‑wall, and medical molding.
Hans Hagelstein
Global President, Mold‑Masters
Global president of a top hot runner, temperature controller, and co‑injection systems supplier—key enabling technologies for high‑volume injection molding; set to showcase new innovations at K 2025.
Juliane Hehl
Managing Partner, Global Marketing & Business Development, ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
Third‑generation managing partner helping steer ARBURG’s global strategy and brand; part of the family leadership team that oversees technology, finance and sales across the premium IMM maker.
Mac Jones
Chief Executive Officer, Milacron
Became CEO as Milacron entered a new growth phase with Bain Capital’s majority investment (closing March 31, 2025); leads one of North America’s best‑known OEMs in injection molding and extrusion equipment.
Christian Maget
Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery
Appointed CEO effective Sept. 1, 2024, succeeding Gerd Liebig; tasked with executing the group’s strategy as a global leader in all‑electric injection molding technology.
Paul Manley
President & CEO, MGS
Industry veteran who repositioned MGS as a healthcare‑focused, end‑to‑end partner across design, tooling, molding, automation and assembly—backed by acquisitions and a global engineering services build‑out.
Bradley Selleck
Chief Executive Officer, Husky Technologies
Took over as CEO Oct. 1, 2024 after serving as COO; now leads the bolton‑based giant across IMMs, hot runners and molds for packaging, medical and beverage applications.
Kengo Takeya
Executive Officer; Director, Plastics Machinery Business Division, The Japan Steel Works (JSW) – Plastics Machinery
Executive officer heading JSW’s Plastics Machinery Business Division (including injection molding machinery)—a major global supplier of all‑electric presses.
Silvio Tavecchia
Chief Executive Officer, Negri Bossi (a NISSEI company)
Named CEO by the board (Feb. 23, year per report) to drive the storied Italian IMM brand within NISSEI’s global footprint, with focus on NOVA and BIPOWER platforms.
Stephan Tanda
President & Chief Executive Officer, AptarGroup
Leads one of the world’s largest makers of injection‑molded dispensing closures and drug‑delivery components—an important downstream demand driver for IM—serving pharma and consumer markets globally.
Brad Wellington
Chief Executive Officer, Technimark
CEO of a top global custom molder in healthcare and consumer packaging; chairs the firm’s sustainability steering committee and drives growth via innovation centers and strategic programs.
Rainer Weingraber
Chief Executive Officer, WITTMANN BATTENFELD (WITTMANN Group)
Installed as CEO to lead the IMM business from Kottingbrunn, aligning machines with robots and auxiliaries under WITTMANN’s “single‑source” cell strategy.
Richard (Wing Fai) Yan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Guangdong YIZUMI Precision Machinery
Chairman & CEO leading YIZUMI’s global push in injection molding and die casting; elected chairman in 2022 and continues to drive product and geographic expansion.
Hozumi Yoda
President & Representative Director, NISSEI Plastic Industrial
President and Representative Director since 2001, guiding NISSEI’s global production network (Japan, U.S., China, Thailand, Italy) and recent U.S. capacity expansion.
Zhang Bin
Chief Executive Officer, Haitian International (Haitian Plastics Machinery)
Next‑generation leader appointed CEO of Haitian International in Aug. 2023, driving the world’s largest IMM manufacturer’s growth and smart‑manufacturing strategy.
Chi Zhang
Chief Executive Officer, KraussMaffei Group
Appointed CEO on Jan. 10, 2024 to lead KraussMaffei’s turnaround and portfolio refocus (including the 2024 sale of NETSTAL), backed by Sinochem.
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