Kurt Brandauer to retire from Voith Paper

Nov 29, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. After almost 37 years with the company, Kurt F. Brandauer, President of the Paper Machines Division and member of the Voith Paper Board of Management, is retiring on November 30, 2011. His successor will be Andreas Endters, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Kurt Brandauer has been central to the development of Voith Paper over the past decades. His corporate career at Voith Paper began in 1975, after successful completion of his studies in mechanical engineering. After only three years at the Heidenheim headquarters, he was sent to Voith S.A. in Brazil to take over as manager of the engineering department. Over succeeding years he was responsible for various areas, including "Paper Machine Technology". In 1992 he became Director of Voith S.A. Brazil and a short time later was appointed to the Paper Technology Board of Management. Eventually, from 2000, Kurt F. Brandauer was to direct Voith's paper business in all of South America. During this time he vigorously pursued the company's re-entry into the tissue market. In August 2002, he returned from Brazil to Heidenheim in order to become the President of Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG. In this position he was also Director of Sales. In 2004 he was appointed to the Voith Paper Board of Management, responsible for what was then the Graphic Machines Division. In the last few years the Ravensburg, Düren, Heidenheim, Krefeld and St. Pölten locations were consolidated as one organizational unit under his direction. Kurt Brandauer's successor takes office on December 1, 2011. The industrial engineer started his professional career in 1991 at Sulzer-Escher Wyss in Ravensburg. Four years later he joined Voith Paper, where he eventually led what was then the Rolls Division from 2004 to 2008 and also represented this division as a member of Voith Paper's Board of Management. During the last few years, the now 45-year-old has been a member of the Management Board of the Voith Hydro Group Division. His many years of experience in the paper machine area ensure that Andreas Endters will have a smooth transition to the role of President of the Paper Machines Division. Voith Paper is a division of the Voith Group and the leading partner to and pioneer in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process, focusing on developing resource-saving products to reduce the use of energy, water, and fibers.