Itema is looking at beefing up its Asia hub based in Hong Kong. The move is in line with the company’s strategy to build up a stronger presence in important weaving markets throughout Asia Pacific. From November 1, 2014, Itema relocateed Cristiano Capitanio , Regional Head of Sales, to Hong Kong, to enhance local presence and increase efficiency through serving the company’s growing customer base.
Capitanio has been working for Itema for 20 years, the past 10 years in sales. He joined Itema in 1995 in the after sales service department. Prior to joining Itema Cristiano started his career at Swiss Sulzer in 1990, where he worked in its service department until 1994. He is fluent in Italian, English, French, and he has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Itema, based in Italy, is the world’s largest privately held provider of advanced weaving solutions, including best-in-class weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services. The group’s combined knowledge and experience allows for optimum solutions for each application, from commodity to high-end fashion and industrial fabrics.
It’s the only weaving machine manufacturer which works on all three weft insertion technologies, rapier, air-jet and projectile, Production sites are in Italy, Switzerland and China, with distribution and service centers in the USA, India, Hong Kong and Japan.
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