Personnel Announcement

September 14, 2022, Bad Soden am Taunus

Due to differing views on the future strategic direction of Messer Cutting Systems, CEO John Emholz is leaving Messer Cutting Systems with immediate effect.

On behalf of the entire Messer Cutting Systems team, we thank John Emholz for his great commitment and wish him all the best for his future.

“We are convinced that in the midst of great challenges, Messer Cutting Systems will successfully continue on its chosen path of transformation and thus strengthen its competitiveness in the long term,” emphasizes Marcel Messer, Managing Director of the parent company MEC Holding GmbH. “Messer Cutting Systems is and will remain a strong and reliable partner in the metal cutting industry as well as the technology driver of tomorrow. We are pleased that Bill Heller, with his vast experience, will lead Messer Cuttings Systems as Global CEO with immediate effect. He will approach the upcoming tasks, target-orientated, together with the regional CEOs Scott Kessler (North America), Jörg Mosser (Europe), Mani Narayanan (India), Yangnan Liu (China, Korea) and Martina Paulus (Brazil) as well as with the support of the global team.”