premedia software developer esko has announced that udo panenka will succeed carsten knudsen as president from next january photo of esko udo panenka in the short term, knudsen will continue to support esko and danaher in an advisory role. panenka pictured is senior vice president for global sales and marketing. &ldquounder carsten&rsquos leadership, esko has built a loyal and growing customer group, created world class technology, and with a strong team, driven excellent growth and established itself as a leader in its served markets&rdquo, said joakim weidemanis, vice president and group executive for the product identification platform, danaher corporation. panenka joined esko from kollmorgen, another danaher business, earlier this year, where he was vice president & general manager for industrial automation in europe and india. panenka joined kollmorgen in 2008 and has served in several key leadership roles with increasing responsibility. &ldquowe want to thank carsten for his leadership and tremendous impact on the success of esko&rdquo said weidemanis.source httpwww.packagingnews.co.uknewseskoannounces2015leadershiptransition
