FINAT, the international association for the label industry, is reporting two new faces on its governing board after its election at the association’s General Assembly in June at the European Label Forum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FINAT has recently appointed Georg Müller-Hof, senior director of marketing for Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials Europe (NL), to treasurer, where he replaces Andrew Crawford. Müller-Hof has extensive experience in both the supplier and brand owner aspects of the label value chain.

Until recently, Crawford had served as vice president of marketing materials for Avery Dennison Materials Group Europe. Müller-Hof praises Andrew Crawford as “a tower of strength, an innovator, and a keen environmentalist. We wish him well as he leaves the label industry to explore fresh fields. I look forward to pursuing a similar pathway in my capacity as FINAT treasurer.”

Frank Neumann has also stepped down from the FINAT board. He formerly was with Gundlach Logo Etiketten and is currently with Achertäler Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG (DE), a printing and publishing house in the Rhein valley with over 100 years of experience. His successor is Bizerba Labels & Consumables GmbH CEO Marc Büttgenbach, who is also a member of the board of the German label association VskE and president of the German Paper and Paper Converting association.

A long-time active member of FINAT, Büttgenbach is committed to continuing Neumann’s work, and he also hopes to bring to his new role on the FINAT board a focus on today’s central industry topics such as the Labelexpo events, globally-harmonized industry test methods, parametric pricing and UV/LED curing.