Lenze Austria
Jörg Fuhrmann is the new Managing Director
Since November 1, 2016, Lenze Austria Holding has had a new Managing Director, Jörg Fuhrmann. The company manages the Lenze Group's sales and logistics in the Central and Eastern Europe region.
Jörg Fuhrmann has also taken over the management of the Austrian sales company Lenze Antriebstechnik GmbH. He has extensive market knowledge and can look back on international experience in the automation sector. Before joining Lenze, the 39-year-old worked internationally as a division manager at Engel Austria GmbH, where he was responsible for several locations. The mechanical engineering graduate also worked for three years as a development and design manager at Hahn Automation, where he gained experience in handling and assembly technology for the automotive industry.
The Lenze Group is managed by its holding company, Lenze SE, headquartered in Aerzen near Hameln, Lower Saxony. The subsidiary Lenze Austria was founded in Kristein in 1971 and has 270 employees working in eleven countries. Lenze's product and service portfolio ranges from control and visualization to electronic drives and electromechanics, including engineering software and services.
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