Manufacturing Magazine March 2016 | Page 44

HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL
Mirek Kania European Equipment and Services Manager
Mirek Kania has a Master of Science from the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy , Krakow , Poland in Non- Ferrous Metals Material Engineering . He joined Houghton in August 1995 as sales agent and continued his career in various sales and commercial positions including sales Manager , sales Director for Poland , Fluidcare ® Operation Director in Poland and Eastern Europe . Since 2012 , Kania has led equipment and services business development in Europe .
in North America , Europe , Asia and in South America . Everywhere we are producing products we have an R & D team there . Innovation is a core part of our corporate strategy . This also extends to managing our supply chain where continuous improvement – particularly Six-Sigma – is part of our DNA .”
Dr . Slinkman explains that the Houghton ’ s extensive experience has endowed the business with both foresight and the will to act on it – particularly in regard to a global regulatory framework that is more environmentally-orientated than ever .
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