21 October 2016 – CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers based in Zurich, Switzerland, has appointed Mr Fritz P. Mayer as its new President at its recent General Assembly meeting held in Amsterdam.
Mr Mayer takes over the Presidency from Mr Charles Beauduin, who retires from the position after 4 years at the helm. A German national, Mr Mayer joined Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik in 1975 after graduating from the University of Darmstadt with a degree in industrial engineering. In 1981 he was appointed Managing Director of the company and became a Member of the Management Board of Karl Mayer Group, taking over the position of CEO of Karl Mayer Group in 2007.
In 2013 he retired from the operational management of the Group, but still represents the Mayer family on its Supervisory Board. Mr Mayer has also been President of the German Textile Machinery Association, VDMA, since January 2016.