Growth
New management team for Kawasaki-EMEA
Kawasaki Robotics increased its Europe-wide order volume by more than 27% in the 2018 financial year. A further increase of 24 percent is expected for 2019. To achieve this, the supplier of industrial robots is relying on an expanded management team for its EMEA headquarters in Neuss.
Ralf H. Gronemann, most recently Sales Director Germany for Fanuc Germany, moved to Kawasaki Robotics in 2019. As the new Sales Director EMEA, he has more than 20 years of experience in selling technical and automation solutions - including at Bosch Rexroth and Rockwell Automation.
Management team is systematically strengthened
Carsten Stumpf, long-time General Manager EMEA and Marketing Manager, moves up to Vice President and supports Kawasaki Robotics Germany President Kenji Bando in strategic and operational business. Daniel Tillmann, an expert in automation technology, takes on the role of Sales Manager Germany. Egbert Schmidts, previously Project Manager at DB Schenker, joins the management team as Office Manager and is responsible for the new location in Neuss and the optimization of EMEA-wide processes, among other things.
Rising demand for automation from SMEs
The strong focus on SMEs in Germany and Europe has recently proven its worth, as has the rapidly growing market in North Africa and the Middle East. Vice President Carsten Stumpf explains: "Organic and sustainable growth is an absolute priority for us. In particular, the increasing demand for customized automation solutions in the SME sector is a decisive factor here."
With now 70 employees at the EMEA headquarters in Neuss, market share is to be continuously expanded in the coming year, according to Stumpf: "We are facing strong competition. We are therefore working hard to further improve the perception of the Kawasaki brand in the robotics sector and to clearly demonstrate the benefits of our technology and our solutions for SMEs." as
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