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Article: New role, new challenges; Kroeze learns different ropes as VMI Americas president, CEO.(News)
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- Rubber & Plastics News
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- November 2, 2009
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Arie Kroeze, a 21-year veteran of Dutch rubber machinery manufacturer VMI Group, became president and CEO of U.S. arm VMI Americas Inc. July 1.
Kroeze, who has worked with VMI Americas since 1999, has filled many positions within the VMI Group, both in the Netherlands and the U.S. His background is in mechanical engineering, and he has worked within VMI in scheduling, as a project manager and as a project director. Most recently, he was VMI Americas vice president of sales and projects.
As head of VMI's American operations, he has a new set of tasks and responsibilities. While attending the ACS Rubber Division's Rubber Expo "09 in Pittsburgh Oct. 13-15, ...