Voith Fabrics relocates HQ to Germany.Voith Fabrics, Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. , USA, is relocating its corporate headquarters to Pfullingen, Germany. Voith Paper has concentrated most of its research and development activities in this area of southern Germany The term Southern Germany (German: Süddeutschland) is used to describe a region in the south of Germany. The exact area defined by the term is not constant, but it usually includes Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and the southern part of Hesse. . The Voith Fabrics regional management team in charge of the Americas will be moving from Raleigh to Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city in Wilson County, North Carolina, it is located in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina. United States. The 17th largest city in the state, Wilson's city population (as of the 2004 census) was 47,441. It is the county seat of Wilson County. . All personnel relocations will complete during the second quarter of 2003. Due to the organizational and regional changes, Ivan Fearnhead, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Voith Fabrics, has left the company to pursue other interests. Hans Muller Johan ("Hans") Arnoldus Muller (born January 24, 1937 in Amsterdam) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. , member of the Corporate Board of Management of Voith AG, has assumed the role of president and CEO of Voith Fabrics. The company will also expand its Wilson, North Cab olina, plant that manufacturers press fabrics used on paper machines. The 10,000 square foot expansion has a spring 2003 completion date. Voith will add major pieces of machinery to increase production capacity by 30%. Three weaving looms are already operational, and one state-of-the-art needling loom and a Vector[TM] non-woven assembly line are expected to be installed and running by late spring. The Wilson location will become the new home of the North and South American headquarters of Voith Fabrics. The expansion will also include the addition of an Information Technology division that will support all Voith companies throughout North America. |
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