Nov 18, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Thomas Rajcsanyi has joined Sappi Alfeld GmbH as managing director. He replaces Stefan Karrer, who has left Sappi Alfeld to return home to southern Germany for personal reasons, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Mr. Rajcsanyi learned the business of paper manufacturing from the bottom up and has held a number of successful positions in the paper industry. Most recently, he served for seven years as the managing director of Feldmühle Uetersen, a German based paper company.

"We're delighted to take on board such a skilled and experienced leader as Thomas Rajcsanyi. With his expert knowledge, he will lead the Alfeld Mill and the strategic development of our speciality papers and boards forward into the future," says Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Europe.

When asked about his goals, Mr. Rajcsanyi replied, "We want to maintain our standards of excellence and sustainability and continue to develop Sappi Alfeld as a competence centre for speciality papers and boards."

Mr. Rajcsanyi will in his new role continue to build upon the current strategy of strengthening the speciality paper business. He will focus on further optimising and utilising the mill’s five paper machines. He also intends to maintain or improve the high quality standards of the wide range of speciality papers and cartons manufactured at the plant. In addition, he plans to add further innovative products and packaging solutions to the Sappi product portfolio.