Niber Technologies, a Southeast Asia manufacturer of PFAS-free electrospun nanofiber membranes, has appointed Jochen Lagemann as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective 1 August.

Lagemann’s appointment has the aim to strengthen the company’s commercial growth of its ingredient brand. Lagemann brings more than 25 years of international experience building and scaling ingredient brands across the performance apparel and textile industry, with deep expertise in apparel brands, garment manufacturing and advanced materials’s commercial development.

“Earlier this month, we shared our vision of building a structured ingredient brand around our electrospinning platform,” said Jaemin Park, co-founder, Niber Technologies.

“Bringing Jochen on board is the next logical step in turning that vision into commercial reality. His experience in scaling ingredient brands will help us build lasting partnerships and establish Niber as the preferred technology platform for the world’s leading performance brands.”

“With the strategic foundation for our ingredient brand now established, the next priority is execution,” added Richard Beck, president, Niber Technologies.

“Jochen’s appointment brings exactly the commercial leadership we need to translate our technology platform and brand strategy into long-term partnerships with the world’s leading performance brands. This is the natural next step in building the market presence and industry trust we set out to create.” 

As part of the appointment, Niber is establishing its first European presence in Munich, Germany, where Lagemann will be based to lead engagement with brand, manufacturing, and value-chain partners globally.

Jochen Lagemann brings a combination of experience across performance textiles, advanced materials, and ingredient branding, along with expertise on both the garment manufacturing and brand sides of the value chain as he previously worked for companies like Primaloft, and Amann group.

“What attracted me to Niber is that the company is thinking beyond developing an exceptional material,” commented the newly hired manager.

“It is building the foundations of a true ingredient brand–that requires more than great technology; it requires trust, strong partnerships, and a clear value proposition across the entire value chain,” he added pointing out that he aims to make Niber become the next-generation PFAS-free performance material.