Jens Hunecke becomes a member of the Wago Management Board

Jens Hunecke will join the Management Board of the Wago Group as Chief Business Officer (CBO) of the Interconnection division on May 1, 2026.

Jens Hunecke takes over the management of the Interconnection division at Wago. © private

Jens Hunecke has more than two decades of management experience in the electronics industry, from product development to international corporate management. Most recently, he was CEO & President of Forvia Hella Elektronik North and South America as well as the Forvia Hella Corporate Center USA and a member of the Executive Board Electronics. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President Product Center Components with product and P&L responsibility and Vice President and Head of the Actuators product segment with global R&D and business development responsibility for the global components business at Forvia Hella.

With his extensive expertise and management experience, he will strengthen the strategic development of the Interconnection division and support Wago's international growth strategy.

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