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Bernd van Husen, new Armacell General Manager for the region Europe North

Bernd van Husen, new Armacell General Manager Europe North (Photo: Armacell)

Klaus Peerenboom takes on responsibility for Human Resources in the EMEA region

Münster, 26 February 2016. – Bernd van Husen succeeds Klaus Peerenboom as General Manager Europe North. After some six years heading the northern European sales team, Klaus Peerenboom has now been appointed General Manager Human Resources EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa). In his new position he will use his extensive expertise and knowledge of our industry to ensure the longterm
efficiency of the HR organization. He remains Managing Director of Armacell GmbH and Armacell Logistics GmbH.

Bernd van Husen (58) has many years of experience in the insulation industry. Before joining Armacell in 2008, he was Head of the Trocellen Group, which became the leading manufacturer of cross-linked PE foams in Europe under his leadership. As Armacell Business Director he was initially responsible for the south-east European sales area. Most recently he was in charge of setting up the new Armacell plant in Russia. In his new position as General Manager Europe North he will retain his current responsibilities for the region Russia and the CIS states.

About Armacell
Armacell is a world leader in flexible insulation foams for the equipment insulation market and also a leading provider of engineered foams. In the year 2014, the company with currently 2,600 employees generated net sales of EUR 452.2 million. With its 23 manufacturing plants in 16 countries on four continents, Armacell follows a strategy of internationalization. The company operates within two main businesses: the Advanced Insulation business develops flexible insulation foam products for the insulation of mechanical equipment. The Engineered Foams business develops and markets light foams for use in a broad range of end-markets.

In addition to ARMAFLEX, the world’s leading brand for flexible technical insulation, Armacell offers thermoplastic insulation materials, covering systems, fire protection and noise control solutions as well as special foams for a multitude of industrial applications. In recent years, Armacell has developed new insulation systems for the oil and gas market, core foams for composite materials, and low-smoke products that have set new standards in the industry.

Further information on Armacell can be found at www.armacell.com or www.armacell.de.