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New managing director at Schmersal
Wuppertal, 28th April 2015. The Schmersal Group has appointed Michael Mandel as the managing director of K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG (Wuppertal/
Wettenberg). The 45-year-old will run the company alongside the managing directors and shareholders Heinz Schmersal and Philip Schmersal. In his new position, which he took over on 1 April 2015, Michael Mandel will also continue to take responsibility for running the Technical Division.
Michael Mandel's professional career has taken him from Elka Elektronik GmbH in Lüdenscheid to Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG (TURCK duotec GmbH) in Halver, where he was responsible for the customer-specific development division.
In 2011, he moved to the Schmersal group, initially as the head of research and development. In 2014, Michael Mandel was named head of the Technical Division. In this position, he is not only responsible for the whole sowie Projektmanagement in Deutschland, Brasilien, China und Indien. sowie Projektmanagement in Deutschland, Brasilien, China und Indien.product development process, but also for project management in Germany, Brazil, China and India.
"I am pleased that we have filled the responsible job of managing director from within our own ranks with Michael Mandel, a managerwith the best technical and interpersonal skills who is perfect for the position and demonstrates a committed management style," explains Philip Schmersal.
"As one of the leading international system and solution providers for machine safety, Schmersal is already in a strong position," reports Michael Mandel. "In my new role, I would like to make more of a contribution to improving this position. We will succeed if we continue to use our know-how and innovative strength to support our customers to take advantage of the current changes in the industry, especially with regard to the new concept of the ‘Internet of Things’.”
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Since 1 April 2015, Michael Mandel has been the new Managing Director of K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG.
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For inquiries, please contact:
Sylvia Blömker
PR manager
Tel.: + 49 (0) 202 6474-895
K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG
Möddinghofe 30
42279 Wuppertal
Germany
About the Schmersal Group
In the demanding field of machine, safety the Schmersal Group is one of the international market and component leaders. Based on more than 25,000 different switching devices, the corporate group offers system solutions for the safety of man and machine.
The company was founded in 1945, and is represented by seven manufacturing sites on three continents with its own companies and sales partners in more than 60 nations. The Schmersal Group employs around 1750 people worldwide and generated a group turnover in 2014 of approx. € 210 million.
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