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AgR
teSting laBoratory

in delft, netherlandS

Agr International’s American Glass Research division
has opened a European testing laboratory in Delft, the
Netherlands to serve glass manufacturing and beverage
filling industries.
Featuring modern analysis and testing equipment, the new
lab can be used to carry out a range of testing services,
including performance testing of glass packaging.
The lab will also be used for fracture diagnosis, proof-
of-design testing, dimensional evaluation and analysis of
label, decoration and closure issues.
Agr testing laboratory is also suitable for evaluation of
coating performance, audit of glass plant operations,
filling line audits, glass technical consultancy and training
and seminars.
In addition, the lab provides resources from AGR North
American offices for material analysis, glass quality and
complete container design and development.

VETRopACK gRoup
Board of directorS appointS two

new BuSineSS diviSion managerS

The Board of Directors of Vetropack Holding Ltd. commencing his well-earned retirement after the handover
has appointed two new business division managers: with period.
effect from 1 January 2018, Boris Sluka (1965) will take Johann Eggerth, the newly appointed General Manager
over as General Manager of the Business Division Czech of the Business Division Switzerland/Austria, graduated
Republic/Slovakia, which comprises the two companies from the Montanuniversität Leoben (in Metallurgy/
Vetropack Moravia Glass, a.s. and Vetropack Nemšovà Materials Engineering) and likewise has very broad
s.r.o. With effect from 1 March 2018, Johann Eggerth international professional experience. For example, he
(1967) will take over as General Manager of the Business worked as a project leader and product manager at
Division Switzerland/Austria, which comprises the Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau and on international
Swiss company Vetropack Ltd. and Vetropack Austria consultancy projects for McKinsey & Company before
GmbH. He has also been appointed a member of Group setting up and running the engineering and consultancy
Management. company Festool Engineering for the Festool Group.
Boris Sluka graduated from the Technical University in Since 2012, he has been CEO at the Tirolean family-
Bratislava, Slovakia, and continued his education on a owned paint company Adler. His main task there
part-time basis while working in, among other places, was to develop and implement a viable strategy for
France, Russia and Austria. In recent years he has worked internationalisation and growth, a task which has now
mainly in the automotive industry. As a senior manager been completed. Johann Eggerth will take over as General
at various well-known automotive suppliers, including Manager of the Business Division Switzerland/Austria
Matador a.s. and Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors from Johann Reiter who – as already announced in
Ltd., and also at companies making machine tools, he February 2017 – will assume full responsibility for the
acquired not only international industry experience but operational management of Vetropack Group with effect
also considerable expertise in focused management in a from 1 January 2018. Until his successor arrives on 1
dynamic environment. March 2018, Johann Reiter will continue as General
The current General Manager of the Vetropack Business Manager of the Business Division Switzerland/Austria
Division Czech Republic/Slovakia, Gregor Gábel, will be alongside his work as Group CEO.

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