People profile: Zippe
Zippe says goodbye to Günther Mlynar
Zippe’s Chief Technology Officer Günther Mlynar is saying goodbye after a 31-year association with the batch plant specialist. Glass International spoke to him ahead of his retirement.
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1. How are you feeling about your forthcoming retirement? What do you plan to do in retirement? Well, after so many years working for company ZIPPE and – certainly – after more than 40 years in employment, naturally it is not so easy to see oneself retiring. On the other side I am certainly looking forward to spending more time with my wife, my family and to have time for oneself. I have several hobbies and I am mainly looking forward to travelling more. 2. What is your overall feeling of leaving Zippe? It was nice to having contributed a bit to the success of the company and in the end to the glass industry overall. In this connection I would like to give special thanks to the Zippe-family, who I got to know and worked with for over three generations and who have supported me all the time. Our cooperation has always been fair and loyal. However, I must not forget the many employees and colleagues of mine – without them and their engagement and cooperation this success would
“It was nice to having contributed a bit to the success of the company and in the end to the glass industry overall
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not have been possible. I do not worry about the future of company Zippe. There is a young, engaged and competent team that has grown up in the meantime. 3. How long have you worked at the company for? What are some of the highlights of your time at the company? I started in 1990 as a young engineer in the sale department. There we designed and calculated the plants and discussed solutions with the customers. It was a nice time. I learnt a lot from and with the customers about the glass industry. In the year 2000 the head of the projecting department retired and I became his successor. I had to lead a young, experienced team of engineers. I travelled a lot visiting customers. Later in 2005 I became General Manager responsible for Technology & Sales. And in 2016 I was appointed to be the CTO! There have been many highlights. I enjoyed always visiting customers and travelling in many countries. There were always exciting projects for me – modernisations and modifications during
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