UPM Raflatac bolsters Americas leadership team

UPM Raflatac has made three appointments to its Americas leadership team.

Christian Szameit, the new national sales director, North America will lead the North American field and inside sales teams. Prior to this, Szameit worked as UPM Raflatac’s area sales director for the western United States and Western Canada.

Szameit will report to Tim Kirchen, senior vice president of UPM Raflatac Americas.

Morgan Dundas has been appointed as sales director, east for the United States and eastern Canada.  

Dundas will report to Christian Szameit, national sales director, North America.

Dundas joins UPM Raflatac from Glen Dimplex Group having held various strategic and sales roles, including director of sales.

In September 2022 Brinder Gill was appointed director of the Americas paper laminates business unit. Gill is part of the global paper laminates business management team, as well as the Americas management team, and reports to Mauri Suomela, senior vice president of global paper laminates business unit. Prior to this new position, Gill was UPM Raflatac’s area sales director for the east region of the Americas.

‘Our Americas leadership team is now stronger, positioning us to better serve our customers and brands in the region, said Kirchen. ‘I am confident that Dundas will lead our east sales team to further success, and with Gill and Szameit in their new roles, we are poised to accelerate the growth of our organization.'