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Tufropes Partners with Aimia

Tufropes Partners with Aimia

Over the past 31 years, Tufropes has grown to be a global leader in the manufacturing of synthetic fiber rope and netting solutions. Our dedicated team and valued business partners have built a robust global platform and the time is right for the business to scale to new heights. We believe that Aimia is the right partner to captain the next phase of this journey. In changing hands, we have faith that the company will be able to deepen its relationships with all of our customers and develop new markets.

We expect Tufropes’ strong work ethic and culture of teamwork to continue while our company is introduced to new opportunities and diverse experiences and that this new chapter will catalyse our employees’ individual and personal growth. We keenly anticipate the future of this growth story, as we pass the baton to our new partners.

- Arun Goel, Founder of Tufropes

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Manufactured
By Tufropes

Setting milestones of perpetual growth in the market since the year 1992, today Tufropes is the largest manufacturer of game-changing synthetic ropes and nets.

Our vision exceeds the imagination of every other competitor in the industry. With that, we mark a claim that carries the ability to produce at a wide scale with refined crafting quality.

The Ascent of Tufropes

A business is born through a unique and impressive product offering, but an empire is built on the pillars of trust, commitment and a drive to go that extra mile; every single time. We continuously strive to provide excellence and deliver that ‘wow’ factor and that is why, we have indeed created an empire.

Our principles of success are quite simple in theory, but we understand the immeasurable value that they deliver, which is why we never compromise on:

  • Timely deliveries

  • Certified Quality

  • Safety first; always!

Unbreakable
Bonds

With life-long commitment and trusted partnerships that exceed the limitations of formality, our clients are our friends, they are our mentors and sometimes our biggest ideators.

Our extensive industry experience brings about a gradual shift when our partners' trust becomes synonymous to our day-to-day practices. Tufropes, in this manner, customises and curates exceptional deliverables that surpass client expectations.

Our 'Tuf' Team

The evolution of manufacturing solutions across industries begins in the
minds of the most talented entrepreneurs and innovators in the field.

Meet the people behind creating ingenious solutions:

Wolfgang Wandl

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Navnath Tarle

Chief Operating Officer & Director, India

Brian Boyce

Chief Financial Officer

Kris Volpenhein

Chief Technical Officer

Bulent Turan

Chief Commercial Officer

Tufropes is the proud winner of the Largest Exporter Award for Ropes from Plexconcil through the past decade.

Tufropes has won three awards, back to back, by the Sports Good Exports Promotion Council for Sports Netting from India (India Nets, Indore Unit).

Wolfgang Wandl

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wolfgang Wandl is a seasoned business leader and executive with decades of global experience, including 20 years in oil and gas, 10 years in industrial sectors, and 3 years in renewables, across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. As CEO of Cortland International Mr. Wandl partners closely with executive management and international teams across the globe to shape strategy and drive sustainable growth.

His leadership portfolio includes executive and board positions in companies at the forefront of renewable offshore wind, mooring systems, and industrial services. Over his career, he has built deep expertise in synthetic fibre rope systems, offshore engineering solutions, and renewable energy infrastructure, earning recognition across professional networks and global industrial communities.

He holds an engineering degree from Technische Hochschule, grounding his strategic leadership in strong technical and analytical foundations.

Dr. Navnath Tarle

Chief Operating Officer & Director, India

Dr. Navnath Tarle in his last assignment, served as COO/EVP & whole time Director of Global Autotech Ltd, where he led the company’s profitable growth and transformation journey for the last 4.5 Yrs. Previously, Dr. Tarle Served for Semco / Sigma Electric for 18 years, and his last assignment was as Senior Vice President of Operations based in Jaipur.

Dr. Tarle began his career as Operations Leader among several automotive companies, including Mahindra and Mahindra, JAYA Hind Industry & Ikeil Metals Pvt Ltd.

Dr. Tarle have extensive operations Management of multi plants/Division, Business development, Business excellence exposure of 29 Years in Auto and Non-auto segment and worked with diverse cultural states of India.
He has handled variety of manufacturing process from Metal casting, Machining, electroplating /painting, Tubing, Forging etc.
He Led the Brownfield and Green field plant set up for the integrated manufacturing processes. He is passionate about Lean, Six sigma & Industry 4.0, Green Sustainability and People development and transforming organization for sustainable in long run.

He has worked with Private Equity owned company by Goldman Sachs and Argand partners and participated in various Due diligence processes.

Dr. Tarle has a Doctorate (Honorary), Excellence in Management from YSU, USA & CIAC India. He is a Mechanical Engineer and holds an Executive MBA in Operations Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management. He is Lean Six Sigma Black belt from ASQ & has completed Southeast Asia Leadership Academy by SIBF.

Dr Tarle has actively contributed in various Institutions like CII, ACMA, IIF ,QCFI to share his knowledge and experience for the Benefits of the Industry.

Bulent Turan

Chief Commercial Officer

Mr. Bulent Turan is a senior global commercial leader with more than 30 years of experience driving growth, strategy, and customer-centric transformation in industrial manufacturing and engineered solutions. He serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Cortland International, where he leads global sales, marketing, and commercial strategy to support the company’s continued expansion and long-term growth objectives.

Prior to joining Cortland, Mr. Turan held executive leadership roles at WireCo WorldGroup, most recently as Chief Growth Officer, where he played a key role in advancing corporate strategy, global market development, and revenue growth across diverse end markets. His career includes extensive international leadership experience, with long-term assignments in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions, giving him a deep understanding of global markets and cross-cultural business dynamics.

He holds a degree from Tarleton State University and is recognized for his collaborative leadership style, strategic insight, and ability to align commercial teams with customer and market needs.

Brian Boyce

Chief Financial Officer

Brian Boyce is the Chief Financial Officer of Cortland International, covering Tufropes, Tufnets, and Cortland Industrial. With more than 30 years of experience as a senior finance and operations executive, Brian has played a key role in driving growth and success for entrepreneurial organizations.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA, CA), Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His extensive expertise in financial management, strategic planning, and operational leadership has made him a valuable asset to the companies he has served.

Kris Volpenhein

Chief Technical Officer

Mr. Kris Volpenhein is the Chief Technical Officer at Cortland International. Mr. Volpenhein brings over 16 years of experience in the global synthetic rope industry with a track record of success in developing new business, applications and products across multiple industry segments. Kris spent several years living in the Asia Pacific region developing business and distribution across the oil & gas, marine and mining markets. Additionally, he has served as a representative for the broader cordage industry as Chair of the OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines committee and as the inaugural chair of the Committee for International Rope Testing Standards (CIRTS). Most recently, he spent two years working in the floating offshore wind energy segment as Chief Commercial Officer of Pelastar, a tension leg platform design. He holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati.