Dott. Maurizio Casalini, managing director of Knauf Italy, has been appointed as the new president of the European Gypsum Association. His election was announced at the 29th Eurogypsum Congress in Kraków/Poland on May 10/11th 2012. Casalini has been with Knauf Italy since 1985 and succeeds Bernard Lekien at the top of Eurogypsum .