GERMANY – On 01 September 2013, Dipl.-Ing. Frank M. Bruns assumed the twin posts of CEO as well as Managing Director for Operations and Finance at Döllken-Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH.

During an international career spanning more than 25 years, Frank M. Bruns has held various managing directorships and managerial posts at global market leaders specializing in the manufacture of plastics, nonwovens, composites and printing paper within the automotive, electrical, hygiene and furniture industries. His work has mainly focused on achieving strategic and operational realignment and repositioning, as well as growth, internationalization and industrialization in the companies in question.

Döllken supplies furniture manufacturers throughout the world with thermoplastic edgebands and is one of the leading companies in the field. Döllken has production sites on four continents, more than 1,350 employees, and realizes annual sales in excess of 240 million Euros. Since 2002 the Döllken Group is part of SURTECO SE.