Vettelschoss, Germany -- Effective September 2011 Markus Buscher, Dipl. Ing. has been appointed Managing Director of Kalenborn Kalprotect in Vettelschoss, alongside Dr. Conrad Mauritz and Michael W. Rokitta, Dipl. Ing., Dipl. Kfm. Markus Buscher will succeed Michael W. Rokitta, who retires from the Kalenborn Group in 2012.   

Markus Buscher is 46 years old, married and has 2 daughters. He is an engineering graduate with emphasis on manufacturing engineering and is a skilled production mechanic.

Early in his career Buscher set up a ceramic production plant in China. Later he worked for ThyssenKrupp, ending as Business Unit Manager of the section “turbine blades and rotation parts”. Before being appointed Managing Director at Kalenborn he was technical director of the international Amiantit Group. The Amiantit Group is active in the worldwide production and sale of piping systems, in particular of fiber-glass reinforced plastic pipes.

Kalenborn Kalprotect is proud to be associated with Markus Buscher, a manager with extensive experience in production engineering in international markets.

Kalenborn Kalprotect is known as “the wear protection people”. The company offers a complete range of ceramic, mineral, and metallic materials in countries all over the world. This includes not only the supply of products but also their complete installation and system solutions. Kalenborn Kalprotect offers extensive service in the field of wear protection.

The worldwide establishment of support centers backs up these activities. In addition to the headquarters in Vettelschoss, the company has 12 subsidiaries and associated companies in Europe, America, and Asia with continued growth planned. The planned hand-off of Michael W. Rokitta’s position to Markus Buscher gains Kalenborn Kalprotect international experience and constitutes a clear strengthening of the organization, underlining the commitment of the main partner Dr. Conrad Mauritz to Kalenborn Kalprotect.