Exel appoints new lead for electrical infrastructure

To expand its market share and accelerate the uptake of insulating composites globally across the utility power infrastructure and machinery sectors, composites manufacturer Exel Composites has appointed Heini Kloster as a new product business owner (PBO) for electrical.

The move comes at a time when many countries like the USA are funding multi-billion-dollar electrical infrastructure updates to update aging transmission lines.

Kloster has an experienced background in products and systems for electric power distribution and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tampere University of Technology in Finland. Her technical background and sales experience, working for large corporations like ABB and, most recently, Schneider Electric, means she is well placed to provide the necessary technical expertise and support for Exel’s customers in the electrical sphere.

She also recently graduated with a master’s degree in business development, positioning her well to seek new business opportunities and help Exel expand its market share.

Kloster said: “Throughout my career, I have been the communication link between customers, sales, and R&D personnel, making sure everyone is on the same page with regards to meeting customer needs. This is something I’d like to continue at Exel, allowing us to more effectively collaborate with customers to find the best composite solution for their electrical applications. These may be fibre glass insulating rods for low, medium, and high-voltage applications like electrical arrestors, insulating rings for electric motors, or insulating rail joints enabling proper function of railway signaling systems.

“Furthermore, because I can offer technical support with the knowledge from my studies, this will add more value in our customer relationships, as well as open new avenues of opportunity for Exel to expand into growing markets, such as those in the USA and Europe.

“The biggest challenge for our customers in the future will be sustainability. With a major push to implement sustainable business development strategies on the horizon, the earlier we know specifics about what our customers want to achieve, the more efficiently we can offer solutions which meet their sustainability requirements.”

She added: “Exel has some very innovative composites for the electrical market and I’m looking forward to meeting with new and existing customers to see how we can solve their challenges with pultrusion.”

Exel Composites is world-leading in pultrusion manufacturing, which ensures high-quality, continuous production of long-spooled carbon fibre composites for electrical conductor cores. The company is also well known for delivering fiberglass insulating rods for low, medium, and high-voltage applications, such as electrical arrestors, overhead rod insulators, transformers, and line posts.

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