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First CEO from outside the Kurz family: Dr Andreas Hirschfelder
Sable departs QMS to form full-service SIXP
Kurz goes outside family for new CEO
The world’s biggest foiling materials developer, Leonhard Kurz, has a new CEO, and, for the first time in the company’s 124-year history, it is not a member of the Kurz family.
In a major evolutionary step, Dr Andreas Hirschfelder, previously senior vice president of the Business Area Plastic Decoration, becomes the new CEO at Kurz.
Long-serving CEOs Walter and Peter Kurz have now retired from the operational side of the business, and
taken up advisory functions as chairman and deputy chairman of the advisory board.
QMS Print CEO Nathan Sable has left the company to start his own business, SIXP, which will integrate and aggregate the supply needs that bring marketing, events, sports and brands to life.
Sable has partnered with George de Crespigny, who was chief commercial officer a Melbourne Football Club, to found the new venture.
SIXP will buy print, signage, promotional products and apparel for its clients, as part of
a full service package designed
to provide all aspects of events, focusing on sports, entertainment, conferencing, festivals, retail, advertisers and brands.
Services include the print procurement and installation, but also event staffing
logistics, set up and take down management, security and catering. SIXP will also provide strategic input.
Sable said, “After 21 years it is time for a change. We saw an opportunity to create a full
Founding new business: Nathan Sable, CEO, SIXP
service one-stop shop. I know clients who go to five or six suppliers for their needs. SIXP means they can have just one, which will take care of all their needs.” SIXP has already been vetting and appointing qualified suppliers around the country.
Sable – who is also a qualified yoga teacher – has been CEO at QMS Print, for
the past five years. He has been CEO of Omnigraphics, which he sold to QMS, for the past 21 years. As well as Omnigraphics,
QMS Print also owns print business MMT and BMG.
QMS Media, which owns QMS Print, is one of the country’s leading out-of-home operations. It recently won the ten-year contract for Sydney’s outdoor media, but the project attracted controversy when resident and commuters complained about the placement of digital signage assets, causing the council to call for a hiatus
on installations, which it had previously approved.
Metamark sponsors Erebus Motorsport supercars
Metamark – distributed by Ball
& Doggett – and renowned Australian motor racing team, Erebus Motorsport, have renewed their sponsorship partnership
for the Australian Supercars Championship.
Erebus Motorsport was established in 2011 by team owner Betty Klimenko. The team competes in the Supercars Championship with two Chevrolet Camaros. The team’s current drivers are Will Brown and Brodie Kostecki.
Metamark manufactures self- adhesive material for applications
across vehicle/fleet, including digital wrap film, coloured wrap films, decals, paint protection films, and reflective indoor and outdoor media.
It produces high performance,
Championship team: (l-r)
Dan Sefton, Metamark UK; Shannen Kiely, Erebus Motorsport; Rob Brussolo,
Ball & Doggett; Harry Kotsirilos, Ball & Doggett
intermediate grade, promotional grade, print and cut, window graphics and frosted, materials that are one way and/or perforated, and media for
walls, floors and lightboxes. It
also manufactures anti-graffiti products and textiles.
Rob Brussolo, general manager Sign, Display & Digital at Ball & Doggett, said, “We are delighted to renew our partnership
with Erebus Motorsport. This partnership has been a great success and has allowed us to strengthen Metamark’s brand
and drive growth in many areas, including the motorsport industry.”
Erebus debuted its Coca-Cola naming rights for 2023 in Movie World at the Gold Coast. The red design is centred on a black PPG base wrapped in Metamark.
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