Lantek (www.lanteksms.com), a multi-national company in the digital transformation of the sheet metal and metal industrial sector (with a UK subsidiary in Malvern), has appointed Rodrigo Argandoña as its new chief operations officer.

He will report directly to Lantek CEO Alberto López de Biñaspre, and he will be part of the company’s steering committee.

Mr Argandoña has over 30 years of experience leading teams involved in the development and implementation of global software solutions in multi-national environments.

Since 2016, he has been managing the operations of General Electric (Grid Automation) for southern Europe, achieving a turnover of more than 50 million dollars annually in solutions and services — and leading local teams in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Romania. Before that, he was vice-president of Aclara Technologies.

He will now be responsible for the international operations in the 15 countries and 20 offices where Lantek has service teams and local projects.