Urs Stalder has stepped down as chief executive of Swiss antimicrobial textile technology provider Sanitized. Michael Lüthi, a member of the family that owns Sanitized, assumed the role of chief executive at the start of August.

After almost three decades working for the company, leading it for the last nine years, Mr Stalder said the appointment of his successor indicated that the company was “cultivating its roots and values”, but also looking to the future and positioning itself for upcoming challenges.

Michael Lüthi, an economist by training, joined Sanitized in 2018 and has worked, until now, as the head of its polymer additives business unit. Urs Stalder will remain as a member of the company’s executive board.

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