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Bobst Group appoints Philippe Milliet as Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed

Bobst Group, the world’s leading supplier of quality machinery and services to packaging manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Philippe Milliet as Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed and as member of the Group Executive Committee.

Based in Lausanne, Mr Milliet will report to Bobst Group’s Chief Executive Officer Jean-Pascal Bobst and will be responsible for delivering the company’s global growth strategy in the Sheet-fed sector. He will oversee sales, marketing, research and development, supply chain, production and logistics across Business Unit Sheet-fed’s BOBST, ASITRADE and MARTIN brands. Jean-Pascal Bobst, Chief Executive Officer of Bobst Group comments: “Through our Business Unit Sheet-fed, we are committed to help our customers in the folding carton and corrugated board industries maximise quality, performance and productivity. Philippe Milliet will play a key role in ensuring this, as well as demonstrate our industry leadership through a continued focus on research and development and innovation. We are extremely pleased that Philippe has joined us, and we look forward to him driving continued growth by working closely with our customers in the Business Unit Sheet-fed”.
 
“I am extremely proud to join Bobst Group at such an exciting time for the company,” says Mr Milliet. “Bobst Group is renowned as the world’s leading supplier to packaging manufacturers with excellent research and development programmes in place to ensure it continues to deliver the most innovative products to its customers. As Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed, I intend to continue to drive our market-leading position across the folding carton and corrugated board industries”.
 
Mr Milliet brings more than 25 years of experience to Bobst Group, including leadership roles in large, customer-driven organisations. He joins from Galenica, where as Head of the Health Division he implemented a restructuring programme which led Galenica to become the leading pharmaceutical distributor in Switzerland by market share with significantly increased revenues.
 
Mr Milliet holds a Pharmacy Diploma from the University of Lausanne and an MBA from the École des HEC, University of Lausanne.Bobst SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, December 2011