OREANDA-NEWS. March 21, 2014. Xerium Technologies, Inc. names Mr. Wern-Lirn (Paul) Wang Xerium - President of Asia. Mr. Wang will be responsible for delivering Xerium-Asia's long-term and short-term business plans, maintaining and strengthening customer relationships, leading improvement initiatives and accelerating growth and profit rates, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. 

Harold Bevis, the President and CEO of Xerium Technologies, Inc. said "Xerium has a very successful and growing business in Asia. Paul will be taking over a great business for Xerium and taking it to the next level. Xerium is investing into and expanding all 4 of its Asian plants and also is building a 5th new, greenfield plant in Ba Cheng, China. Paul is a seasoned international businessman with strengths in Asia.

He adds a lot to our Asian business and to our top executive team. He is Xerium's first Asian national leader and we expect him to make a big difference for the company. He will shape the Asian team under him, refine the company's product offerings, expand our production capabilities, and deepen our Value Results selling process."

Xerium Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services.