Hans Hagelstein - Global President
Hans Hagelstein has been President for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEA+I) since 2013. He has been with Mold-Masters since 1990, joining as an Engineer and moving into various management and leadership roles including General Manager of Mold-Masters Europe. In 2011 he took over the leadership for global engineering and increased Mold-Masters global footprint by expanding the Global Engineering Center in India. Mr. Hagelstein started his career as a tool maker for injection and extrusion molds and gained his fundamental basics at ERWE before moving to work in research and development for AUDI AG. He holds an Engineering Degree (Dipl.-Ing.Fh) and a business degree from Business Management School (Betriebswirt).
David Yang - President, Asia
David Yang, has been President of Mold-Masters Asia since 2017 and has been with the company since 2013. During his accomplished career at Mold-Masters, Mr. Yang has held several prominent roles including VP of Global Operations and General Manager. Prior to joining Mold-Masters, he was Vice President of Operations with APAC in SPX and had over 24 years of experience managing multi-national Fortune 500 companies within the plastics industry. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and an MBA from Shanghai Tongji University.
Jim Barrett - Vice President, Americas
Jim brings a wealth of experience and expertise that will be instrumental in driving our North American organization. He joins us from F&S Tools Inc., where he held the position of Chief Commercial Officer and VP of Operations. During his tenure, Jim was instrumental in developing and implementing strategies to drive sales and increase customer satisfaction. With over 30 years of experience in Injection Molding Systems Jim has built a reputation for driving sales and increasing customer satisfaction as well as finding new revenue streams. Some of you may remember Jim from his tenure at DME as Vice President, Sales from 2017 to 2018. As VP of Americas, Jim will oversee strategic planning and sales working closely with operations, finance, engineering, after market and R&D.
Dan Kohr - Chief Financial Officer
Dan Kohr joined Mold-Masters in 2024 as the Chief Financial Officer. Dan has been in the Hillenbrand group of companies since 2022, previously as Chief Financial Officer of Milacron. Prior to joining Mold-Masters, Dan spent the majority of his career with Toyota Boshoku America (Automotive Interiors) and L3 Harris (Aerospace and Defense) in Finance and Operations roles of increasing responsibility. Dan holds a degree in Accountancy from Miami University (Ohio) and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
