Kasper Rungfeldt, aged 51, is a qualified lawyer and business administrator with extensive international management experience, notably in the oil & gas industry as well as in defense. He has held various executive positions at several European and non-European locations, for example at Siemens and ABB.
“We are confident of Mr. Rungfeldt’s ability to make a crucial contribution as we convert existing potential into long-term success in the international markets”, said Dr. Bernd Schimpf, WITTENSTEIN SE Board Spokesman.
Christoph Heine, Managing Director of WITTENSTEIN motion control GmbH and WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation GmbH, will be leaving WITTENSTEIN SE at his own request on June 1, 2018 after more than ten years with the company. He will be joining Staufen AG, where he will take on the task of Industry Manager Aviation & Defense.
With around 2500 employees worldwide and sales of €339 million in 2016/17, WITTENSTEIN SE enjoys an impeccable reputation for innovation, precision and excellence in the field of mechatronic drive technology – not just in Germany but internationally. The group comprises six pacesetting Business Units with separate subsidiaries for servo gearboxes, servo actuator systems, medical technology, miniature servo units, innovative gearing technology, rotary and linear actuator systems, nano technology and electronic and software components for drive technologies. Through its 60 or so subsidiaries and agents in approximately 40 countries, WITTENSTEIN SE (www.wittenstein.de) is additionally represented in all the world’s major technology and sales markets.
– WITTENSTEIN motion control GmbH uses our own gear systems, servo motors, power electronics and software to develop and produce customized mechatronic systems for extreme conditions. In the oil & gas sector, for instance, the company focuses on solutions for particularly challenging environments.
– WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation GmbH is synonymous with innovative, highly precise and robust actuator systems for the aerospace industry. Around 100 staff are employed in research, development and production in the USA and Germany.
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