Jörg C. Saueressig left the company at the end of 2020.

Michael Kockentiedt takes over the lead at Polywest after Jörg C. Saueressig left the company on December 31, 2020 when his contract expired.

In May 2008, Jörg C. Saueressig took over POLYWEST as managing partner and made it one of the global market leaders in the field of sleeve and adapter solutions for flexographic printing. As part of the succession plan, Jörg C. Saueressig put the company in good hands with the sale to Quartum Kapital GmbH in April 2019 in order to ensure the long-term development and continuation of the company.

Michael Kockentiedt, who has supported Jörg Saueressig as 2nd managing director at Polywest since the beginning of 2015, now continues the company as sole managing director and is accompanied by a strong management team that supports him in the various business areas. Michael Kockentiedt has been active in the industry for almost a quarter of a century and also knows the market competitors very well from previous activities.