Mr. Walter Kiechl is the new head of Uster Technologies in China. Previously Managing Director of Jossi Systems AG and USTER’s Fiber Cleaning segment, he took up his new post as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for China on May 1. As a member of the Executive Management Team of Uster Technologies, he is reporting directly to CEO Dr. Geoffrey Scott.
Mr. Kiechl was MD of the former Jossi Systems when it was acquired by Uster Technologies AG in 2013, and subsequently took charge of the USTER Fiber Cleaning activity which incorporated the Jossi equipment range.
Mr. Kiechl is regarded as the ideal leader for USTER’s Chinese operations, with his strong engineering and business management background and wide experience.
His responsibilities include finalizing the integration of Jossi into USTER China, as well as continuing to foster USTER’s success in this market generally. He also takes in local development and manufacturing activities at the company’s Technology Center in Suzhou.
From 1981 onwards, Mr. Kiechl, a Swiss citizen, worked as an engineer with various Swiss-based companies, followed by 10 years as Technical Director at Carl Sigerist AG, of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. From 1999 to 2013, he was Managing Director at Jossi Systems until its acquisition by USTER.