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Interview with Christoph Stichel, division one

The influence of digitalization on recruitment in the industry

Digitalization is not only radically changing our everyday working lives, but also the way we recruit staff. Christoph Stichel, Managing Partner of recruitment consultancy division one, is an expert in the industrial sector and knows the challenges facing recruitment.

Image processing

Vision & Control takes students to the Vision

The Suhl-based company Vision & Control is inviting 60 students from Ilmenau Technical University and selected school pupils to the Vision trade fair in Stuttgart, including bus travel and overnight accommodation. The aim is to get the young people interested in industrial image processing.

Friedhelm Loh Group

Junior staff start their careers

At the Friedhelm Loh Group, 36 junior employees successfully completed their training or a dual study program in cooperation with the Technical University of Central Hesse in the summer. They have now received their certificates.

Chief Financial Officer

Lenze: Dr. Achim Degner becomes new CFO

The Lenze Group has appointed Dr. Achim Degner (54) as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The financial expert will assume his duties on 1 January 2019 at the latest and will have overall responsibility for the Finance division.

Gerrit Kocherscheidt

Koco automotive introduces new managing director

Dr. Gerrit Kocherscheidt has been the new Managing Director of Koco automotive since January 2018. The graduate physicist is taking over the sister company of Koco Motion, which was founded in 2013.

Stäubli Robotics Bayreuth

Peter Pühringer succeeds Gerald Vogt

Peter Pühringer takes over the management of Stäubli Robotics Bayreuth from Gerald Vogt, who as Group Division Manager manages the global robotics business from Stäubli's headquarters in Faverges.

VDMA survey

East German mechanical engineering companies cannot fill training positions

Eastern German mechanical engineering companies are sounding the alarm: according to the VDMA, almost two thirds of companies providing training had difficulties finding trainees this year. Four out of ten companies had to leave training places unfilled.

Digital transformation

Röchling: Klaus-Peter Fett is Chief Information and Digital Officer

Plastics specialist Röchling has created the position of Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO). The position will be filled by Klaus-Peter Fett, who will take up his duties on October 1, 2018.