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#Knitting & Hosiery

Christian Botschek joins the Management Board of KARL MAYER

Christian Botschek has been Managing Director of KARL MAYER STOLL Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH alongside Axel Wintermeyer since 1st July.

The mechanical engineer has been part of the KARL MAYER team since 2005 and has since made significant contributions to the company's success in various positions. His varied activities have focused on the areas of logistics and assembly. Christian Botschek has continuously taken on more responsibility improving the worldwide profitability situation through optimisation and increased customer benefits. He managed the overall assembly and logistics centre at the headquarters in Obertshausen for three years and then, as Chief of Technology, played a key role in the development and expansion of the company's Chinese site in Changzhou for several years.

In 2023, he became Deputy Managing Director of KARL MAYER China. At the same time, he was also Managing Director of KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH.

In his new position as part of the Management Board of KARL MAYER STOLL Textilmaschinenfabrik, Christian Botschek is also responsible for assembly, production, and prototype construction, among other things. His primary goal is to achieve a sustainable increase in profitability.

Christian Botschek - (c) 2025 KARL MAYER
Christian Botschek - (c) 2025 KARL MAYER

"I want to help make processes more efficient, reduce waste, and sustainably strengthen our performance in production. Our ambition is to work economically successfully - with consistently high customer satisfaction," says Christian Botschek.

Customers benefit from high quality and absolute deadline reliability.





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#ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025

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#Knitting & Hosiery

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