Sweden-based finishing specialist Grafotronic has named Rungthiwa Irving as the woman to lead its new activities in Southeast Asia.

Grafotronic has opened an office/demo facility in Bangkok, Thailand, as it continues to grow its presence around the world.

In post since early 2020 as area sales manager for Southeast Asia, Ms Irving is managing the operation, which is responsible for the domestic market in Thailand, as well as the entire market in Southeast Asia and local Grafotronic distributors.

Her previous roles include aftersales specialist at RotoMetrics in the region, nd sales engineer at Jowat Adhesives.

Mattias Malmqvist, vice president of sales at Grafotronic, added, ‘This is only the first step and with experienced local sales people and demo possibilities we are going for growth.’