Vanderborght, who has also been running Siniat Poland since 2012, will be replacing Marc-Andre Fritsche whose four-year term ended.
The company said in a statement that the appointment of a new CEO for the two countries, as well as the opening of the Siniat factory in Turceni, in October 2015, are part of ETEX group’s strategy to increase its foothold on the markets in the region.
In his new position, Vanderborght will be responsible with the company’s growth and with serving customers on markets in Eastern Europe.
Vanderborght has been part of ETEX group’s team for 20 years and has held various management positions over the last 15 years, among which, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Siniat division in Avignon, CFO of the European and International Divisions in Brussels, as well as general manager of Siniat Warsaw.
Siniat owns two plants in Romania, where it produces plasterboard (in Turceni, Gorj county) and plaster (in Aghiresu, Cluj county). The plant in Turceni was officially opened in October 2015, following an investment of EUR50 million, and is the largest plasterboard factory in Romania.