Gauthier will start with his new role effective from 1st December 2018. He will report to Schweiter Technologies CEO Dr. Heinz O. Baumgartner.
Gauthier has been president global key accounts of the 3A Composites Core Materials Division and head of EMEA sales since 2011. Previously, he served as global strategy director of Core Materials for seven years. He holds a Master of Finance from HEC Paris and an Economics degree from Higher School of management (HES-SO, Switzerland).
Built on a finance background, he has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and local management functions for global corporations. Prior to joining the composite business, he assumed key positions at Rio Tinto Alcan and Nestlé.
3A Composites Core Materials is a global leader with a broad portfolio of high-performing and sustainable core materials with main focus on PET foam and balsa wood. Since the very beginning, the company focus has been developing strong and solid, yet lightweight core materials, which allow manufacturing more durable, sustainable and energy-efficient end products for our customers.