Esko Announces 2015 Leadership Transition, Udo Panenka to Succeed Carsten Knudsen as President

GENT, BELGIUM—November 19, 2014—Esko announced that Udo Panenka, senior vice president for Global Sales and Marketing will succeed Carsten Knudsen as president on January 1, 2015. Over the near term, Knudsen will continue to support Esko and Danaher in an advisory role.

"Under Carsten's leadership, Esko has built a loyal and growing customer group, created world class technology, and with a strong team, driven excellent growth and established itself as a leader in its served markets", said Joakim Weidemanis, vice president and group executive for the Product Identification Platform, Danaher Corp.