Dr Daniel Siedl has been named chief operating officer (COO) while Dr Winfried Büdenbender has taken up the position of chief technical officer (CTO). This follows the earlier appointment of finance and sales executives.

Siedl was managing director of Robel Bahnbaumaschinen, Germany, before joining Plasser & Theurer as head of site development and process optimisation.

Büdenbender, who studied mechanical engineering and economic science, has worked for several companies during his career including Hegenscheidt MFD, where he was CEO for six years, Klöckner Desma, and Mannesmann Demag Fördertechnik.

Dr Winfried Büdenbender.

Plasser & Theurer started restructuring its organisation in 2017 to meet the future needs of the market and focus on its core business: the design and production of track maintenance machines.