Siegwerk India appoints Mahesh Kode as narrow web business head
In a bid to further strengthen its label business in India, Siegwerk has appointed Mahesh Kode as BU head – narrow web – effective from January 2016. Having worked with DuPont as business manager in his last assignment, Kode brings in an extensive flexo experience.
01 Feb 2016 | 4180 Views | By Rushikesh Aravkar
In a recent visit to the PrintWeek India office, Siegwerk’s Dr Fabian Kohn, global manager - BU narrow web and Kode revealed the company's plan to enhance its market approach as a global supplier of ink offering same portfolio across the globe.
Kohn said, “Our customers must get more and more global and our decision making must get more and more local.”
According to Kode, Siegwerk enjoys the highest market share of 45% in the narrow web segment, while that in offset packaging segment is close to 25%.
(l-r) P Balasubrahmanyam, senior manager and head - application technology: NW and PB, Siegwerk India, Kohn and Kode
“The key agenda is low migration inks. It is sort of becoming a benchmark in Europe and has strongly driven our business in 2015,” said Kode.
Speaking about the Indian market, Kode added, “In a country like India, low migration inks are yet to take off. It’s yet to be mandated by the law. In turn, the awareness is also low. The recent Maggi controversy has brought the issue to the fore. Our focus now is to spread the awareness of low migration inks in a larger way. It would help us differentiate ourselves further,” added Kode.
Siegwerk has been recently awarded ISO 9001:2008 quality management systems certification by ISOQAR as a manufacturer of both water-based and energy curable printing inks and coatings.
Kohn and Kode at PrintWeek India office