BYK-Gardner Appoints Dr. Jörg Krames as Managing Director

BYK-Gardner (Geretsried, Germany) welcomes its new managing director, Dr. Jörg Krames. As a trained mechanical engineer with a doctorate in chemical engineering, Krames takes over the global management of the company with its foreign representatives and around 350 employees. 

BYK-Gardner recently acquired measuring instruments for non-destructive, high-precision coating thickness measurement.

Krames previously spent 15 years at ECKART, also an Altana Group company. Prior to that, he worked for BASF Coatings as director key accounts in Japan and Germany for leading car brands.

His main goals are to drive forward the brand perception of the premium measuring instrument manufacturer and to propel the digitalization of business processes. Looking ahead to the upcoming generational change, transformation projects and the continuous development of employees are among the focal points of his business strategy to strengthen the company as the market leader.

"We are delighted to have found a managing director in Dr. Jörg Krames within our own ranks, who not only has excellent professional expertise, but is already very familiar with the ALTANA Group," says Dr. Jörg Hinnerwisch, BYK executive management and ALTANA management board member.

"With his strong focus on customers, technology and innovation, Jörg Krames continues to lead BYK-Gardner on the road to success,” says Hinnerwisch.