Schoeller hires former Sympatex manager as president

29/07/2015
Schoeller Textil USA, a subsidiary the Swiss group, has named Stephen Kerns from Sympatex as its president.

He replaces Tom Weinbender, who has been president 21 years and has worked with Schoeller for more than 35 years.

Mr Weinbender said: “Stephen’s experience and thorough understanding of the North American markets will help him in his execution to inspire, energize and connect with customers and internal staff. We are very pleased to welcome him to the Schoeller family and I am confident he will do a terrific job.”

Mr Kerns began his career at the Merrell Footwear Company in Vermont, and has held positions at Braun/Gillette, Samsonite, Timberland and Tivoli Audio.

Sympatex is replacing Mr Kerns with Derek Spingler, who will now take on the role of vice-president for North America.