Dr Thomas Cord has been the new Managing Director of machinery engineering company Loesch Verpackungstechnik since 1 August 2017. With experience in automation engineering, he intends to grow the company’s product range and reinforce its leading position in the confectionery industry.

The 52-year-old automation expert assumes the former duties of Andreas Graf, who departed from the packaging machinery company by mutual agreement: “My aim is to consolidate LoeschPack’s position as a market leader in confectionery packaging. We are an international technology company and thus exposed to global competition. This means that innovation, continuous development and a passion for detail are absolutely essential to our success. I will be counting on the skills, creativity and initiative of my employees to fulfil this brief.”

It’s particularly in the field of digitization that Dr Thomas Cord sees an exciting future ahead: “In the next few years, the digital transformation will be one of the main challenges facing medium-sized machinery engineering companies. What it involves is not just the machinery itself but rather the intelligent networking of different processes and systems among users.” He wants to draw on his experience in various segments of machinery engineering to give valuable impetus to the company’s development and growth.