New Managing Directors for Arburg in Romania and Turkey

Mihai Dumitru has been Managing Director of Arburg Romania since January 2025. The 43-year-old sales expert aspires to take the subsidiary founded in Bucharest last spring to the next level in his large country. He has a team of ten experienced employees at his side. With his academic background as an engineer specialising in applied electronics and automation, and with his many years of experience in business development, Mihai Dumitru is ideally qualified for his management role in Romania. Before taking up his position at Arburg, the sales expert established well-known international companies in his country and built up a subsidiary.

“My employees are positioned at strategic points in Romania, looking after customers locally and familiar with their requirements and needs. We ensure that our technology and contacts are reliably available to our customers when they need them. Sales, service, training - we offer everything from a single source, in line with our brand promise “Wir sind da”, the new Managing Director stated.

Arburg is known in Romania as a manufacturer of high-end injection moulding machines. Mihai Dumitru sees further potential, particularly in the areas of automation and digitalisation. He also wishes systematically to expand the market with the spare parts business and maintenance.

From 1 April, the Turkish subsidiary of the German manufacturer will also have a new Managing Director. Çağrı Ünver will take over from Engin Malcan, who will retire after 24 years in that position. More orders, more regions, more industries - in short, these are the goals Çağrı Ünver has set himself. "Arburg is the centre for cutting-edge technology, innovation and plastics - I want to contribute my experience and knowledge here with the aim of driving forward the company's presence on the local market," says the new Managing Director of Arburg in Turkey.

Çağrı Ünver knows the local dynamics and market needs, has in-depth knowledge of sensor technology and automation, production and digitalisation, combined with many years of years of experience in management positions in technology, production and sales for companies in Europe. Following his high school years in New Jersey, USA, Ünver completed his academic education at Boğazici University in Istanbul as a mechanical engineer with a bachelor's degree followed by a master's degree. This was followed by an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management at Koc University in 2007. Most recently, Ünver worked for over nine years as Managing Director and CEO at a leading sensor and network technology company in Istanbul.

The strategically favourable location between the countries of Europe, the Arab states and close to the Caucasus opens up a wide market with great growth opportunities and an increasing share of exports to Africa, Asia and the USA. Since 2021, the Turkish Arburg Service has also been supporting customers in Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bulgaria with the maintenance and commissioning of projects. Countries such as Korea, Japan and China are increasingly investing in production facilities in Turkey. "Over the past ten years, Turkey has developed into a hub for the production of white goods, automotive, packaging, the food and beverage industry and medical technology", said Çağrı Ünver, outlining the great opportunities for the attractive Arburg location.