Personnel
Helmut Schmid leaves Universal Robots
Helmut Schmid left Universal Robots on July 1. Jürgen Hollen von and Andrea Alboni have taken over his responsibilities.
Helmut Schmid, long-standing Managing Director and Regional Sales Director for Western and Northern Europe at Universal Robots, left the company on July 1. Since July 1, Jürgen von Hollen, President of Universal Robots, has been both Chairman of the Management Board and Managing Director of the German subsidiary. Andrea Alboni, Regional Sales Manager D/A/CH, is now responsible for the operational management of the region on an ad interim basis. He has been with Universal Robots since the beginning of 2019.
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