After almost 20 years working for Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes (SMST), Christophe Le Rigoleur has been appointed as a new Managing Director, with a specific focus on Sales & marketing, effective 1 January 2012. For the last five years, Rigoleur has been responsible for various products and geographical sectors as the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for the group. Working alongside Michael Bellinghausen, Member of the Executive Board at Mannesmannröhren-Werke GmbH and current Managing Director and CEO of Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes, he will be in charge of further developing the group of companies to improve their portfolio of products. SMST will place emphasis on two main areas: product availability and service for the so-called commodity products; and fulfilment and respect of continuously increasing demand for stringent product for end user application.
