Christian Korte Joins Oystarnbspformer Managing Director Of Optima To Become Member Of The Executive Board At Oystar And Take Over Management Of The Ldquodairyrdquo Divisionnbspstutensee Novembernbsp13 2009 The Executive Board At Oystar Group Has Been Strengthened Christian Korte 42 Is Due To Take Over Management Of The Companyrsquos Dairy Division Korte Has Garnered Many Years Of Experience In Both Mechanical Engineering And In The Packaging Industry And Last Served As Managing Director Of The Consumer Division At Optima Filling And Packaging Machines Gmbhnbspin The Course Of Strategic Reorientation At The Oystar Group Christian Korte Will Be Responsible For Bundling Technological Expertise And Knowhow Within The Dairy Division The Aim Is To Place An Even Greater Focus On Market And Customer Requirements To This End The Current Individual Product Groups That Are Still Frequently Provided With Parallel Support By Several Different Subsidiaries Will Be Combined Into Profit Centers Accordingly The Companyrsquos Sales Division Will Be Reestablished At The International Levelnbspldquothe Group Has Grown Through Acquisitions In The Course Of The Past 10 Yearsrdquo Explained Tom Graf Ceo At Oystar Ldquoas A Result Many Services Are Still Provided By Different Companies Simultaneously Mr Korte Will Fully Exhaust The Existing Synergies In The Dairy Division And Thus Support The Group In Securing And Enhancing The Competitiveness Of Oystar On A Longterm Basisrdquonbspnbspabout Oystar Groupoystar The Process Amp Packaging Group Is One Of The World39s Leading Suppliers Of Packaging Machinery Technology And Services Oystar Currently Has Detailed Process Knowhow In The Key Sectors Of Dairy Food And Beverages As Well As Pharmaceuticals And Cosmetics The Holding Company Which Is Based In Stutensee Near Karlsruhe Currently Represents 17 Companies And A Number Of Sales And Service Companies The Oystar Group Currently Employs Around 2500 Members Of Staff And Turned Over 465 Million Eur In 2008nbspwwwoystardenbsppress Contactlaura Wilmsmoumlller Prtel Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp 49nbsp0nbsp89nbsp45nbsp20nbsp79nbsp99email Nbspnbspnbspnbsp Lwmoellerprdeurlnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Wwwmoellerprdenbsp