New board position
Harting creates Sales & Marketing board department
The Harting Technology Group is expanding its Executive Board to include the Sales & Marketing division, for which Mr. Jon DeSouza will be responsible from March 1, 2025.
"The strategic management of global sales and marketing activities and the appointment of Mr. Jon DeSouza are a clear sign that our customers will be even more at the center of our activities in the future," explains Philip Harting, "With Jon DeSouza, we are appointing an employee who has been with the Harting Technology Group for 16 years."
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