Polar Group names Oliver Becker head of sales and service

The Polar Group has appointed Oliver Becker to the position of head of sales and service. Effective February 1 2024, Becker will head the finishing and cutting machine supplier’s sales, service and marketing departments. With around 350 employees worldwide at its sites in Hofheim and Shanghai (China), Polar develops systems for the automation of industrial cutting and diecutting processes.

Becker holds a degree in mechanical engineering. Most recently, he was Head of Professional Printing Germany at Konica Minolta Business Solution Deutschland GmbH, where he was responsible for the corresponding business unit. With more than 20 years of management and leadership experience in the printing industry, he knows the sector inside out and is an expert in sales – nationally and internationally – with a broad range of experience, the company says.

In his new role, Becker will report directly to the Polar Group management. He says, “I am looking for ward to the new challenge and the exciting tasks that await me at a traditional global market leader.”