Stephan Weber has joined the board of Michael Weinig AG as chief sales officer. He will work alongside chief executive Wolfgang Pöschl and chief financial of-ficer Karl Wachter.

Mr Weber’s background is in timber: he started out as an apprentice carpenter and then studied wood technology. On completion of his studies, he worked for several machinery and plant engineering companies. Prior to joining Weinig he was managing director of a division of the Horstmann Group.