Elke Eckstein leaves
Volker Bibelhausen becomes CTO at Weidmüller
Volker Bibelhausen will become Chief Technology Officer of the Weidmüller Group in Detmold on September 1, 2018. This makes him a member of the three-person Executive Board team alongside CEO and CFO Jörg Timmermann and Chief Sales Officer José Carlos Álvarez Tobar. Elke Eckstein is leaving the company at her own request on August 31, 2018.
Elke Eckstein has led the Operations division of the Executive Board with extraordinary success over the past five years, making a significant contribution to Weidmüller 's success. As Chief Digital Officer (CDO), she launched and drove forward the strategically important topic of digital transformation. The Cabinet Products Division has also developed very well under her leadership.
"We very much regret Ms. Eckstein's decision to leave Weidmüller. She leaves behind a strong team that will continue to guarantee the high quality and delivery standards in the future and Weidmüller will therefore remain an excellent partner for its customers," says Christian Gläsel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the family-owned company.
As a logical next step in the implementation of the corporate strategy, the Supervisory Board has decided to anchor customer and technology orientation even more firmly at Management Board level. The Supervisory Board and Management Board have therefore decided to create the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). "We are delighted that Volker Bibelhausen has decided to take on the role of CTO at Weidmüller. With Mr. Bibelhausen, we are gaining an internationally experienced technology expert with excellent industry knowledge for our globally operating group," explains Gläsel. "Volker Bibelhausen's experience and expertise will further strengthen Weidmüller as a technology partner for our customers," adds CEO Jörg Timmermann.
Bibelhausen has been a successful manager in automation and electrical engineering as well as the automotive supply industry for over 25 years. Most recently, he was Vice President Sales Original Equipment at Robert Bosch Car Multimedia and led global sales teams. Prior to that, he held management positions at Bosch Rexroth, where he had worked since 2013.
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