Shuttleworth Welcomes Johan Van Riet as General Manager for Shuttleworth Europe
Jan 30, 2025ZULTE, BE, January 30, 2025 – Shuttleworth, a leader in automated product handling solutions, is pleased to announce the hiring of Johan Van Riet as General Manager for Shuttleworth Europe. Johan will oversee all European operations and locations which include sales offices in Germany and France, as well as the manufacturing facility in Zulte, Belgium.
"I am pleased to announce that Johan Van Riet has joined Shuttleworth Europe and is beginning his transition period for General Manager at Shuttleworth Europe. Our long-standing and current General Manager, Kurt Van Heule will be retiring on May 1, 2025. We at Shuttleworth are thankful for Kurt's leadership and his management of a great team during its incredible growth journey,” stated Dan Nasato, VP & General Manager of Shuttleworth. “We are also thankful for Kurt's commitment to Shuttleworth by leading the transition of responsibility with Johan and I am highly confident that Johan is the right person to lead and continue to grow Shuttleworth Europe.”
Johan comes to Shuttleworth from GEA where he has recently overseen a major expansion at GEA upon which he opened a new facility and was responsible for multiple sites. Prior to GEA, Johan held management positions at JBT, FMC, SIDEL, and Tetra Pak and has a strong background in customer service, process implementation & continuous improvement. Johan began his career in 1994 as a field service engineer and has performed many roles within the packaging markets, project management, applications engineering, and customer service.
“I have developed a broad expertise in driving business growth and operational excellence,” said Johan Van Riet. “I thrive in collaborative environments and look forward to working with the Shuttleworth team to deliver value-added solutions that benefit the team, the customers, and the business”
To learn more about the Shuttleworth brand, visit our website at www.shuttleworth.com.
About Shuttleworth
From automotive and electronics, to paper conversion and pharmaceuticals, to food and personal care markets and beyond, Shuttleworth builds custom handling solutions with low back pressure ingenuity to gently transport product along the production line while accumulating, diverting, sorting, rotating, stacking or moving product in a variety of other ways in the process. Shuttleworth utilizes engineering creativity and a suite of roller surface technologies to help customers around the globe maximize their efficiency no matter the application need or product being handled. Shuttleworth is a product brand of ProMach, a global leader in packaging line solutions. As part of the ProMach Handling & Sterilizing business line, Shuttleworth helps our packaging customers protect their reputation and grow the trust of their consumers. ProMach is performance, and the proof is in every package. Learn more about Shuttleworth at www.Shuttleworth.com and more about ProMach at www.ProMachBuilt.com.
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