Jochen Schmidt has been appointed by Romaco Holding as new managing director of Romaco Pharmatechnik with immediate effect. He will be responsible in this role for the Romaco Group’s production site in Karlsruhe (Germany) with over 200 employees. This is where the pharmaceutical machinery manufacturer makes all blister, heat sealing and rigid tube filling machines traded under the brand names Noack and Siebler.

“Jochen Schmidt is an extremely experienced and internationally recognized manager, and we’re delighted to have him on board as managing director of Romaco Pharmatechnik”, stated Jens Torkel, managing director of the Romaco Group. “He is a brilliant strategist who practices a team- and goal-oriented style of leadership. I also believe he’s the ideal person to continuously develop our regional presence in the Asian and Chinese markets.”

In the course of a career spanning 25 years, Jochen Schmidt has held numerous management positions in mechanical engineering, research & development and international business development. Among other things, he can look back on several years as chief technology officer (CTO) for the production site of a European manufacturer of textile machinery in China. Prior to joining Romaco, he spent more than a decade as managing director and CEO of an international supplier to the textile industry. Schmidt, who originally trained as an industrial mechanic before taking a degree in precision engineering, has stayed true to the machinery and equipment sector throughout his working life.

“I’m personally looking forward enormously to my new job and the exciting challenges that await me at this technologically very strong company with its worldwide sales and service organization,” said Schmidt. “My number one focus will be on realizing our existing growth potential and strengthening our operational excellence (OPEX). I attach great importance to a transparent corporate culture coupled with a high degree of individual responsibility and a lived process of continuous improvement. I’m aiming for sustainable corporate development, both in terms of climate protection and in the sense of longstanding, international customer relationships.”