Cavotec SA announced that Mr. René Meldem has been appointed Group Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Cavotec group. Mr. Meldem will join Cavotec on February 12, 2018. René Meldem has 15 years of experience in senior leadership positions, both as global head of HR and as head of global and regional business unit organizations. Most recently, Mr. Meldem served as global head of HR, Bobst Group SA, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment to the packaging industries where he build and lead a global HR organization. Prior to Bobst, Mr. Meldem worked for the Lausanne exhibition and convention center. Earlier in his career, Mr. Meldem worked for Swiss and North American energy consulting firms – including his own – managing projects in many countries around the world.