Arburg appoints new Managing Directors for Romania and Türkiye operations

Arburg GmbH + Co KG, headquartered in Lossburg, Germany, has appointed new Managing Directors to its Romania and Türkiye branches. The company announced that Mihai Dumitru is now the Managing Director of Arburg Romania, and Çağrı Ünver will be the Managing Director of Arburg Türkiye from April.

Arburg Romania

Dumitru has been Managing Director of Arburg Romania since January 2025 and is supported by a team of ten employees. With his academic background as an engineer for applied electronics and automation and his many years of experience in business development, Arburg states that Dumitru is ideally qualified for his management role in Romania.

Romania is said to offer considerable potential for Arburg, as an up-and-coming market in Europe. Dumitru wants to exploit further potential in the areas of automation and digitalisation. He also wants to expand the spare parts and maintenance business, particularly through professional maintenance contracts and digital solutions.

Dumitru sees the excellent reputation of the Arburg parent company as a great advantage on the way to the envisaged market leadership in the country.

Arburg Türkiye

Ünver will become the new Managing Director of Arburg Türkiye on April 1, when he will officially take over the management of Arburg Plastik Enjeksiyon Makinaları San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti in Istanbul, succeeding Engin Malcan. After around 24 years at the helm, Malcan is to retire from the company and management board on March 31, 2025.

Ünver has extensive expertise in sensor technology, automation, production and digitalisation. With management experience in technology, production and sales in Europe, he is reported to thoroughly understand the dynamics of the Turkish market. Ünver studied mechanical engineering at Boğaziçi University and completed an Executive MBA at Koç University. Most recently, he was CEO of a leading sensor and network technology company in Istanbul for over nine years.

Arburg has been present on the Bosporus for 58 years. Founded in 1996, the Turkish subsidiary has developed into an important base for the company, with several thousand machines and robotic systems installed over the years.

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