Leuze electronic
New Vice President Operations Global
Leuze electronic is creating the position of Vice President Operations Global and filling it with Jochen Wimmer.
On March 15, 2017, Jochen Wimmer took on the new role of Vice President Operations Global at Leuze electronic. He is now responsible for production, order processing and logistics at the company's headquarters in Owen/Teck. In the medium term, he will assume this responsibility for all operational areas of the Leuze Group worldwide.
Born in Salzburg and a graduate engineer, he has many years of international experience in Operations and Material Management & Distribution, Supply Chain Management and Sales & Logistics in a major global corporation.
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