Universal Robots
Jürgen von Hollen is the new President
Jürgen von Hollen is the new President of Universal Robots, a Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots. The company has been part of Teradyne, a provider of automated test equipment headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, since 2015.
Von Hollen succeeds Enrico Krøg Iversen at Universal Robots, who stepped down from this position in June 2016 at his own request to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining Universal Robots, Jürgen von Hollen was most recently Executive President of the Engineering Solutions Division at Bilfinger, an industrial engineering and services provider based in Mannheim, where he also oversaw the Automation and Control Systems business unit. He began his career at Daimler-Benz Aerospace and later held management positions at Daimler-Chrysler Services, Deutsche Telekom and Pentair.
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