On 1 August, Max Gisbert took over as new CEO of Freudenberg Medical (Carpinteria, California / USA; www.freudenbergmedical.com). Gisbert first started working with parent company Freudenberg Group (Weinheim / Germany; www.freudenberg.de) in 2000, and has since held a number of positions at different business units, including Household Products and Burgmann Automotive. He has been a member of Freudenberg Medical’s board since 2012, and in 2015 was placed in charge of the US subsidiary’s global Specialty Components division.

Freudenberg Medical develops and manufactures medical devices, components and minimally invasive solutions for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The company operates 11 production sites.