Following the successful acquisition of Kilian Tableting GmbH, the Romaco Group is continuing its expansion into Asia. The Group has launched into the new fiscal year with an extended portfolio and stronger market presence. During the last few months its international sales and service management activities have been reorganised and expanded.

“Thanks to our excellent global team we can now convey a much more powerful message to our customers worldwide. By moving closer to them, we can focus even more sharply on their needs in future”, says Paulo Alexandre, chief executive officer, of the Romaco Group.

The international Romaco management team has simultaneously been strengthened with several new faces:

Carsten Strenger was appointed chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operations officer (COO) of the Romaco Group in May 2013. Before joining Romaco he spent several years as managing director of the Alba Group and held various positions with increasing executive responsibility at Müller Weingarten, an engineering supplier in southern Germany, most recently as vice president operations.

Peter Haider has been appointed as vice president, customer service, Romaco Group. Peter Haider's extensive experience has been applied to Romaco's equipment and customer service functions since April 2014. His primary task is to develop the Group's customer service across the various corporate sites and place it on an international footing.

Charles E Ravalli, General Manager, Romaco North America

Charles Ravalli assumed responsibility for all Romaco Group activities in North America (Romaco Inc., New Jersey) in November 2012. He can look back on thirty-six years of experience in the packaging industry, during which he has contributed crucial momentum to the business development of several different companies with his extraordinary abilities. He spent the preceding twenty-two years as chief executive officer, of Oystar USA and before that was president and cief executive officer, of Hassia USA.

Shu Liu, General Manager, Romaco China

Shu Liu has been running the Romaco Sales Office in Shanghai (China) ever since it opened in August 2013. She will play a decisive role as Romaco continues its growth trajectory in China with its own regional branch. Romaco's previous Chinese agent, Shanghai Rikihinbou Industry Co, Ltd., will be incorporated into the local Romaco organisation. During Shu Liu’s 17 years of experience in International Business-to-Business, she has had responsibility in varying positions, including Sales, Marketing and Business Development for varying companies including Stevenato and Schott. She has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical packaging industry in both Europe and Asia.