Haffner announces new board-level restructure

Haffner has announced a new-board level restructure.

Dave Thomas, Haffner’s founder, said: “The strategic decision to restructure reflects our rapid growth over the past five years. We are now the industry’s leading machinery supplier and this is thanks to the dedication and commitment of our team. This new restructure will allow for even greater focus to continue our growth trajectory, and further support our growing customer base with the best in cutting edge machinery.”

With immediate effect, Dave Thomas will take up the role of CEO for the business and Matt Thomas will become Haffner’s new MD.  Bryan Dando will move from regional sales manager to become Haffner’s new commercial director. Completing the senior management team restructure, Andy Parker will become operations director.

Dave commented: “Matt, Bryan and Andy have all been setting new standards of excellence for Haffner for a number of years. I am confident it’s the right executive team to take our business forward.”

The news follows three-years of investment at Haffner which has included the company doubling the size of its Staffordshire headquarters and commissioning a new 37,000m2 purpose-built factory in Istanbul, Turkey, to support its continued growth.