Packaging automation solutions supplier Foodmach has appointed a new chief executive officer, Robert Niggl, who brings years of FMCG and automation experience to the role he will take up on 5 August.
“After a thorough search and interview process, we are delighted to appoint a business leader of Robert Niggl’s calibre,” said Geoff Murdoch, chair of Foodmach.
“He brings experience from both the customer and supplier perspectives, something which we feel will underpin his and our future success.”
Niggl was most recently employed at NZSE-listed Scott Automation as its general manager in Australia. He also held senior executive roles at Noumi Shepparton (formerly Freedom Foods), Bega, Lion Dairy and Drinnks, Kraft Food, George Weston Foods, and Capital Chilled Foods (Canberra).
Niggi has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Monash University and an MBA from Deakin University.
“To join and lead a respected, successful company such as Foodmach is exciting for me,” said Niggl.
“In my career to date, I’ve often looked at Foodmach as a leader in our industry, so to be selected as its CEO is a genuine privilege.
“I look forward to working with their experienced team to further strengthen their leadership position in the Australian packaging automation sector. I’m also hoping to meet up with their customers, many of whom I have worked with in various roles over the years.”
Foodmach also thanked Suren Moodley for his role as its interim-CEO during the recruitment process, which was led by Alan Wilson Consulting.
And, in other recent leadership development at Foodmach, longtime board member Phil Biggs has been appointed as strategy and sales director.
His first task has been to significantly expand Foodmach’s business development resources, following a strategic review of its sales and marketing functions.
