University degree and phd in aeronautics & space technology; 5 years research & 8 years product development in IT technologies: SME entrepreneur award; 5 years consulting and 15 years in leading positions in industry (aerospace, hydro energy, logistics): Quality, Operational Excellence, Operations, General Management

What is the pop in your job? What drives you? What is your passion? "...to always recognize what potential for improvement there is and to leverage this with committed teams in the interests of maximum customer satisfaction."

The KION Group is a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally, and a leading provider of warehouse automation. The KION Group’s world-renowned brands are clear industry leaders. Dematic, the newest addition to the KION Group, is a global leader in automated material handling providing a comprehensive range of intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. Egemin Automation is a leading logistics automation specialist with a particular strength in AGVs. The Linde and STILL brands serve the premium industrial truck segment and have leading positions in most of the important markets worldwide. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the economy segment. Among its regional industrial truck brands, Fenwick is the largest supplier of material handling products in France, OM STILL is a market leader in Italy, and Voltas is a leading provider of industrial trucks in India. With an installed base of more than 1.3 million industrial trucks and over 6,000 installed systems, the KION Group’s customer base includes companies in all industries and of all sizes on six continents. The Group has more than 32,000 employees and generated revenue of around €7.7 billion in 2017.