Romaco Holding, an international manufacturer of processing and packaging technologies for the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries, has appointed Ann-Xiaoyan Li as new Group CFO and Managing Director (MD) of the Romaco Group in place of Markus Kimpel, who has stepped out of the company.

She will be responsible in this role for Finance & Controlling, HR Services and IT Management at Romaco Holding GmbH as well as Finance & Controlling at the Romaco Group’s six production sites and ten international Sales & Service Centers (SSC). She succeeds Markus Kimpel, who has left the company at his own request after five years, during which he made a decisive contribution to Romaco’s ongoing development.

“I’m delighted we’ve been able to get Ann-Xiaoyan Li on board the management of the Romaco Group and as Group CFO,” explained Jens Torkel, Managing Director, Romaco Group.

“She impressed me with her clear and pragmatic style of leadership, which is just what we need to gain optimal benefit from the synergistic effects within the group and boost our internal efficiency. Her presence on the management team will allow us to continue standardizing processes throughout our decentralized corporate structure as we drive the expansion of our worldwide service network,” added Torkel.

Ann-Xiaoyan Li can draw on extensive management experience as CFO at various mid-market companies in the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors.

“I’m looking forward with great excitement and fire in my belly to my new tasks at this old-established and yet highly dynamic, globally operating group of companies”, emphasized Ann-Xiaoyan Li, CFO & Managing Director Romaco Group.

“I see myself as a reliable partner to the Business Units, Sales & Service Centers and specialist departments that report to me, all of which are united by a common goal: to generate growth and tap into new markets with a proactive approach and strategic solutions,” added Li.