The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the leader in the market of winding technology, has appointed Marco Sarain as CFO and Christian Widmer as Head of After Sales Services.

The company’s competence lies in the handling of yarn during the winding and yarn processing operations, to obtain best package quality that combines all the necessary characteristics. This serves as a foundation for the optimisation of quality and efficiency in the downstream processes.

Despite the competitive situation in the textile machinery business, SSM has been able to maintain its market leadership, the company reports. SSM is planning to continue to strengthen its personnel, thereby retaining strong market position.

Marco Sarain

Sarain has a degree in finance from the Graduate School of Business Administration Zurich (GSBA Zurich) and an Executive Master of Corporate Finance (IFZ Zug).

His proven management skills he gained in various executive positions working in the machine manufacturing industry for many years, most recently as CFO of Carl Heusser AG in Cham, Switzerland.

Christian Widmer

As part of his job, Christian Widmer will ensure that SSM customers can rely on an excellent worldwide service network. Widmer has worked for SSM since 2008 as Head of the Operations department.

His extended area of responsibility is a perfect match to bring knowledge together to fully satisfy SSM customers, the company believes.

Commitment to textile machinery

Schärer, Schweiter and Mettler companies merged to become SSM in 1989. Stähle-Eltex and SSM joined their forces to develop air texturing technology and to strengthen their leader-ship position in the marketplace. And with HACOBA as partner, SSM is able to offer a complete range of sewing thread finishing machines.

As of 1 February 2012, the company has taken over the activities of Giudici, Galbiate (LC), Italy. Giudici’s strong market position in the field of false-twist texturing of high quality fine count Nylon yarns, is expected to further expand SSM’s business in the chemical fibre processing industry.

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