B&R Germany
Rosa Meckseper is the new Managing Director
With effect from January 13, 2025, Rosa Meckseper has taken over the management of B&R Germany from Markus Sandhöfner.
Rosa Meckseper is moving from automotive supplier Continental to B&R Industrial Electronics, where she most recently headed up the Smart Mobility division in North America. During her ten years in the automotive supplier industry, she gained experience in various management roles, including the implementation of holistic growth and transformation strategies at group level. She also worked for ten years in management consulting, where she focused on sales and organizational tasks. Meckseper holds a degree in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin.
In her new role, Meckseper will further strengthen B&R's leading market position in machine and plant engineering through the use of innovative automation solutions in Germany.
"We will continue to expand our offerings through innovations in our core business. At the same time, it is important that our solutions are always geared towards the needs of our customers and markets in order to serve them in the best possible way. Due to her professional experience, including in the management of strategy projects, Rosa Meckseper is predestined for this position and always focuses on our customers and the required solutions," emphasizes Sebastian Sachse, responsible for the Central Europe region at B&R.
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