PMP (Paper Machinery Producer), Poland, a global provider of tissue, paper, and board technologies for the pulp and paper industry as well as solutions for other heavy industries, this week announced that it has appointed Miroslaw Pietraszek as president, effective April 28, 2017. Zbigniew Manugiewicz, PMP’s co-founder and former president, will continue to serve as a member of PMP’s supervisory board of directors.

Pietraszek has spent more than 45 years in the pulp and paper industry. He has been connected with the company for his entire business career and most recently held the position of VP, operations. Miroslaw has demonstrated his range of management, experience and dedication that will be essential to PMP’s success in the years ahead, the company noted.

Outgoing President Manugiewicz will remain actively involved in the company as a member of the supervisory board. He will continue to assist the company with long-term strategy development. Manugiewicz joined the company in 1979 and served as PMP’s president for past 17 years. Under his leadership, PMP has become a recognized player in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Today, PMP’s products and solutions can be found in 34 countries on six continents, including key references in a diverse array of pulp and paper corporations.

"Miroslaw is the right person to lead PMP to the next stage of growth." said Manugiewicz." I truly expect to continue to see great things from my successor, because I have the highest confidence in him and the rest of PMP’s management team."

Pietrasze said that "I am honored to take the company’s leadership. My personal goal is to continue PMP’s strategy to be perceived as a technological integrator, strong and agile, and to increase PMP’s focus on being a customer driven supplier of investment goods that create opportunities and add value."

Aaron Braaten, PMP group chairman of the board, emphasized that "PMP has always been a pro-active, agile, and flexible corporation. I am confident in Miroslaw’s vision for PMP and I am sure this change will empower our growth and create new opportunities for our customers."