PENANG, MALAYSIA – Growth-focused, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, ESCATEC, has appointed Christoph Antener as its new Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) with the mandate to enhance its global procurement and supply chain capabilities.

A Swiss national, Antener will assume his role in ESCATEC on 14th October 2024 and will split his time between ESCATEC Switzerland in Heerbrugg and the Group headquarters in Penang.

Antener has held senior management roles in several major European EMS players over the course of his career and has an industry reputation as an expert in demand/supply chain management, procurement, commodity strategy & management, and logistics. Most recently, he was the CPO at EMS provider, KATEK Group.

Antener’s expertise will further strengthen ESCATEC’s capabilities and provide a firm foundation to support the Group’s ambitious plans to expand market share and its production footprint

“We are delighted to have Christoph onboard,” said ESCATEC CEO, Charles-Alexandre Albin. “His experience in developing leading edge procurement systems and his strong industry relationships are invaluable to strengthen commodity and supplier strategies as well as on-time delivery that is absolutely critical for our customers.”

In addition to his experience, Antener holds an Executive MBA in Supply Chain and Logistics Management from Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland and has other academic qualifications relating to these fields.

“I could not be more excited to join a very talented team and to contribute to an innovative and rapidly growing organisation,” said Antener.

ESCATEC has been in rapid expansion mode in recent years, having made substantial investments to acquire industry-leading capabilities and to expand its global production footprint.

Major OEM brands based in Europe and North America make up most of ESCATEC’s customer base. The fully integrated Group currently owns and operates four facilities in Malaysia, two at Chomutov in the Czech Republic, one in Lutterworth in the United Kingdom, one at Plovdiv in Bulgaria, and an advanced production facility in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. ESCATEC also has a Design & Development (D&D) Centre in Switzerland and strategic design-and-production partnerships in Croatia and the United States.