BAREMBACH, FR —Mecatherm, a manufacturer of automatic production lines and industrial bakery equipment, announced the appointment of Raymond Nogael as president. He succeeds Olivier Sergent, who will continue his duties as president of TMG, Mecatherm’s parent company.
In this position, Nogael will lead Mecatherm’s development strategy, which is based on the company’s five core pillars: operational excellence, innovation, customer relations, sustainable development and staff management.
“I am deeply honored by this appointment and thank Olivier Sergent and Unigrains for their confidence,” Nogael said. “Sergent has worked tirelessly to promote the excellence of Mecatherm’s savoir-faire internationally. This new governance demonstrates our ambition to pursue our development. Drawing on the expertise of our teams, I will be committed to furthering Mecatherm’s transformation, with the aim of growing as a solid, responsible company and strengthening our position as a key partner for industrial customers in the food industry.”
“Drawing on the expertise of our teams, I will be committed to furthering Mecatherm's transformation, with the aim of growing as a solid, responsible company and strengthening our position as a key partner for industrial customers in the food industry.” — Raymond Nogael | president | Mecatherm
Nogael joined TMG in 2015 as marketing and business development director. During his tenure, he developed the “services” subsidiaries in Atlanta and Toronto and played an active role in the successful acquisition of ABI, a leading manufacturer of industrial baking equipment in Canada.
“The time has come to prepare the Group for a new page in its history,” Sergent added. “Raymond Nogael has demonstrated great capacity for entrepreneurship, for listening to our customers and for uniting teams. I will enthusiastically give him my full support for the success of his new mandate. I am convinced that, under his leadership, the Group will continue to flourish to better serve the industrial bakery sector, which is destined for a promising future, and as Mecatherm celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.”
