Manroland Sheetfed CEO Rafael Penuela narrowly beat out Manroland Web System's Eckhard Hoerner-Marass in an online industry poll, declaring Penuela the #1 print CEO of the year. The Manroland CEOs were pitted against the heads of KBA and Heidelberg in the online survey conducted by Austrian design and print publication, 4c, to determine just who had 'shaped the industry most' in 2013.
Obviously a grueling and heated competition, Penuela and Hoerner-Marass were neck and neck for a long stretch, with Penuela finally taking home with the win with 40.8% of the vote. Hoerner-Marass landed silver with a respectable 35.7%, while Klaus Bolza-Schuenemann (KBA) and Gerold Linzbach (Heidelberg) brought up the rear with 15.3% and 8.1% respectively. For a complete breakdown of the results, visit 4c although it is all in German.
- He da man... roland Sheetfed CEO - Rafael Penuela
Penuela has championed the business through its tough recovery from insolvency in 2011, with Manroland Sheetfed ultimately declaring a modest profit for the year ended December 31, 2013. Since it was picked up by British industrialist Tony Langley, the Offenbach-based business racked up more than 100 press sales, with a turnover of €314 million. The next generation of presses are due to be field trialled in 2015, with a new ROLAND 700 expected to debut at drupa 2016.