Benack switches from Continental to KraussMaffei

Ralf Benack, formerly Vice President Fleet Solutions EMEA at Continental, is now Managing Director of the KraussMaffei Extrusion EMEA business. He began in this role on 1 January 2024 and is responsible for the EMEA region business as well as the development of extrusion technology worldwide.

Before joining KraussMaffei, Benack worked for Continental AG for almost 20 years, the last five of which he spent in the aforementioned feel tyre management solutions role. Prior to that, the economics graduate was responsible for the sales and marketing of truck tyres in the Asia-Pacific region, retreading director, as well as project management in research and development for tyres at Continental.

“I am very much looking forward to becoming part of the KraussMaffei Extrusion team and driving the business forward together with all my colleagues. Together, we will continue to impress our customers with our innovative extruder solutions,” says Ralf Benack.

“I warmly welcome Ralf Benack to KraussMaffei,” adds Chi Zhang, the company’s new CEO. “With his many years of experience in management positions in EMEA and APAC and his expertise in the design, sale and implementation of integrated solutions for customers, he will lead KraussMaffei Extrusion EMEA to a next stage and develop the technology together with the global team. I am very much looking forward to working with him.”