JTI Appoints New Factory Manager in Switzerland

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Jan.19.2024

JTI Appoints New Factory Manager in Switzerland

Serkan Pusuroglu appointed as the new factory manager of Japan Tobacco International's Dagmersellen plant in Switzerland.

According to a report by Luzerner Zeitung on January 17th, Japan Tobacco International has announced a personnel appointment. Serkan Pusuroglu, the factory manager of Japan Tobacco International's Myanmar factory, will assume the position of factory manager in Dagmersellen, Switzerland.

Previously, Piotr Lipinski, former CEO of Daggmercelen, has been appointed as the Global Director of Engineering.

References:

[1] Neuer Fabrikchef beim Zigarettenhersteller JTI

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