Tonny de Beer will assume the role of chief product and technology officer at PFNonwovens, following the retirement of Frantisek Klaska, who is stepping down. 

Klaska will  continue to be associated with PFN as a member of PFN`s innovation and production team on a part-time basis. In this new role, he will lead a few selected and challenging technology expansion projects of strategic importance for PFN. He also be appointed an honorary chairman of the council of directors of PFN to continue to support the company from a non-executive advisory perspective.