Herma UK has appointed Emmanuel Odofin as managing director of its self-adhesive materials division based in Newbury. He replaces Paul Eggbeer who will retire on 30 June.
Mr Odofin brings leadership and technical expertise to Herma UK, having held senior roles across the labelling, automation, and manufacturing sectors. Most recently, he served as managing director of the UK subsidiary of MCC Label.
Dr Guido Spachtholz, managing director of the Herma Group, commented: “Paul Eggbeer hands his successor an excellently positioned, extremely customer-oriented, highly flexible division that enjoys an excellent reputation among label printers in the UK. In Emmanuel Odofin, we have gained a strategically minded industry specialist with strong leadership skills as the new managing director, who also has a profound affinity for technology that extends far beyond our own industry.”
Odofin’s career includes a 12-year tenure at automation and technology company ABB, where he held senior management positions. These included vice president roles overseeing programmes and inventory for measurement products in Northern Europe, and director positions leading European value chain transformation initiatives. He also served as general manager of UK product manufacturing, with a focus on operational excellence and process optimisation.
Mr Odofin said: “Herma UK has written a remarkable and enduring success story with self-adhesive materials. Customers in this country really appreciate the distinctive quality and service mentality, as I can confirm from my own experience. I very much look forward to helping continue and further develop this success story.”
