Stefan Becker appointed Managing Director of Eckelmann Automation Technology in Shanghai

“China is a fascinating country – the products, technologies and capacities will consolidate and further develop the Eckelmann Group’s pioneering position in the field of industrial automation and digitalization. We can learn a lot from our local colleagues and consider ourselves lucky to have this team of experts in our Group!” Stefan Becker, authorized signatory and Head of the Production, Logistics and Digital Solutions business unit in Wiesbaden, will in future lead the company subsidiary Eckelmann Automation Technology Co., Ltd. in China, based in Shanghai, together with Zhongwei Huang.

“As the Eckelmann Group, we want to serve the largest global market with tailor-made automation solutions and at the same time benefit from the outstanding technical innovations on site,” emphasizes Stefan Becker.

The new management team will expand cross-border project cooperation between the nations in order to expand local sales and consulting activities. At the same time, Chinese future technologies will be added to the system integrator’s portfolio.

With this personnel reinforcement, CEO Volker Kugel is underlining the strategic importance of the Asian market and at the same time continuing the internationalization process. At the same time, sales and service via Eckelmann Shanghai is responding to the constantly growing demand in Asian countries for automation and control systems for future-oriented industries.