Drive technology / automation
New managing director at Baumüller
Baumüller - manufacturer of electrical automation and drive systems - has transferred responsibility for the commercial area to Reinhold Rückel.
As Commercial Managing Director, Reinhold Rückel now joins Technical Managing Director Andreas Baumüller at the helm of Baumüller Nürnberg GmbH. Rückel will also act as Chief Financial Officer for the Baumüller Group. Previously, he was Head of Finance and Human Resources at Erhardt+Leimer, an Augsburg-based specialist for system solutions and automation technology.
Baumüller has its headquarters in Nuremberg. Around 1,750 employees plan, develop, manufacture and assemble intelligent system solutions for mechanical engineering and electromobility at six production sites and over 40 branches worldwide.
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