New leadership clocks in at Ferag Australia

Thomas Klumpp (pictured right) will relocate to Sydney from Switzerland to take up the position of managing director from April 1st. The plan is for Klumpp to be given a head start in the transition into his new role over the coming months.

“I am looking forward to these new challenges,” claims Klumpp. “To serve the important Australian and New Zealand market and to further develop Ferag Australia is an exciting and motivating task.”

Klumpp has worked for WRH Marketing, the parent company of Ferag Australia, for the past 5 years. In his role he was responsible for the worldwide trade-business of the group, as well as a number of subsidiaries across Europe including countries like Italy, Spain and Poland.

The departure of Markus Haefeli comes after nearly six years of being in charge, during which time Ferag Australia claims he was instrumental in establishing the company as a major graphic arts provider in the region.

“This has been a very successful and enjoyable chapter for myself and Ferag Australia, but the time is right to move on,” says Haefeli. “I would like to thank all my colleagues, customers and friends in the industry for their support over the past few years. Their enthusiasm and dedication is what makes working in the graphic arts so rewarding.”

Guido Steffen, CEO of WRH Marketing in Switzerland, says the company very much regrets Haefeli's decision to leave the company, but understands his motivation to pursue other interests.

“Markus has built Ferag Australia into a very stable, successful and recognised company which, in many respects, was and is a benchmark for all of us,” says Steffen. “We are very thankful for his entrepreneurial engagement and wish him well for his future.”