{"id":20068,"date":"2022-05-17T17:33:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/amsilk-ernennt-klaus-kjeldal-zum-chief-production-officer-und-managing-director\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:21:01","slug":"amsilk-ernennt-klaus-kjeldal-zum-chief-production-officer-und-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/en\/izb-biotech-news\/amsilk-appoints-klaus-kjeldal-as-chief-production-officer-and-managing-director\/","title":{"rendered":"AMSilk appoints Klaus Kjeldal as Chief Production Officer and Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AMSilk appoints Klaus Kjeldal as Chief Production Officer and Managing Director<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-lead”]The company is thus continuing on the growth path it has embarked upon[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine–post-date”]May 2022[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”20064″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 AMSilk[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Klaus Kjeldal, Chief Production Officer and Managing Director, AMSilk GmbH[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine–quote” css=”.vc_custom_1611310713611{margin-top: 33px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Board and I are very pleased to welcome Klaus to the AMSilk Management Team. AMSilk is entering a new phase of growth and the appointment of Klaus is a testament to AMSilk\u2019s growth strategy, as we continue to drive the industrial upscaling of the Company.\u201d<\/h6>\n

Dr. Wolfgang Colberg
\nChairman of the Advisory Board, AMSilk<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine-container–copy” css=”.vc_custom_1591795890737{margin-top: 21px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]AMSilk, a world leader in supplying innovative high-performance bio-based silk materials, announces the appointment of Klaus Kjeldal as Chief Production Officer (CPO) and Managing Director (MD) in May 2022.<\/p>\n

Kjeldal, who brings more than 25 years\u2019 biotechnology experience in global operations, will lead the scale-up of AMSilk\u2019s protein production with existing CMOs. He will be responsible for developing and implementing the future AMSilk strategy for protein production, including the development of capacities and new CMOs worldwide.<\/p>\n

The expert was most recently Head of Operations Enzymes at BASF and has previously worked for Uniobio, Novozymes and Orkla Foods leading their global operations and manufacturing. He has considerable experience in global operations and brings a deep understanding of product development, purchasing, engineering, process improvements, internal logistics and contract manufacturing. Klaus has worked across Europe, the US and Asia with multiple different strategies, processes and technologies.<\/p>\n

Dr. Wolfgang Colberg Chairman of the Advisory Board, AMSilk, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Board and I are very pleased to welcome Klaus to the AMSilk Management Team. AMSilk is entering a new phase of growth and the appointment of Klaus is a testament to AMSilk\u2019s growth strategy, as we continue to drive the industrial upscaling of the Company.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ulrich Scherbel, Chief Executive Officer, AMSilk, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cTo have Klaus join the team is validation of our role as one of the world\u2019s leading suppliers of innovative high-performance biotech materials. Klaus\u2019 knowledge and experience of global manufacturing will be invaluable as we scale-up AMSilk\u2019s protein production in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klaus Kjeldal, Chief Production Officer and Managing Director, AMSilk, added:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI am excited to be joining AMSilk and help progress the Company through the production and operations growth phase.\u00a0 AMSilk is a truly innovative company looking to make real change and I share its passion for making high-performance biotech materials that are accessible to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

AMSilk develops and supplies smart bio-fabricated silk materials for use in everyday life. The environmentally friendly, sustainable silk biopolymers can be fully recycled and are 100% biodegradable. These materials are leading the change to better and more sustainable products as well as driving state-of-the-art biomedical developments.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583761043671{background-color: #1e73be !important;}” el_class=”redaktionell”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\n\n

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