Axalta: Handover to the new boss

Axalta: Handover to the new boss

The mood during the interview with Peter Kalina, Country Business Manager of Axalta Refinish Austria until the end of the month, and his successor Jan Kelemen is relaxed and relaxed. Corona cannot be explained away, April was not a good month “but better than originally planned for the Corona crisis,” says Kalina. After 42 years, the passionate motorcyclist is retiring and handing over to Jan Kelemen, who has been with the company since 2004. The handover was planned long in advance and the handover process has been going on for over a year. What will change under Kelemen's leadership? "Of course there will be a slightly different style, but Peter has prepared the handover perfectly, I am taking over a strong team and great customer contacts. I value sticking to the tried and tested but of course having to respond to the new market conditions," says Kelemen. Digitalization is a future trend that Axalta would like to devote more time to. They also want to offer and position even more paint-related products. You can read all the details in an exclusive interview in the upcoming issue of KFZ Wirtschaft.