The SCHURTER Group companies have recently experienced a change in management. Three group companies in Germany, Austria and Italy have seen their managing positions filled with proven internal experts.
Bruno Ochs has successfully managed SCHURTER GmbH for more than 16 years and has significantly developed the company during this time. In addition, he has repeatedly taken on more advanced, demanding tasks within the SCHURTER Group. His ability to develop companies and manage complex group functions led to close cooperation with the Group CEO. Therefore, Bruno Ochs has taken up the newly designed position of "Group Business Development Manager" (BDM) as of 1 January 2021. In this new role, he will be able to make a significant contribution to the further development of the Group.
The new Managing Director, Stefan Theiler, has already proven himself over several years in various positions within the Group (Switzerland, China, among others). Most recently, he was head of development at SCHURTER GmbH. Since 1 January 2021, he has now assumed responsibility as Managing Director of SCHURTER GmbH.
Changes in Burisch Elektronik Bauteile GmbH, Austria
In addition and also as of 01.01.2021, Hellmar Adler has taken over the management of the Austrian group company in Vienna. Adler has worked for Burisch for 15 years and has greatly contributed to the development of the company during this time.
Ferdinand Lang previously led the company as Managing Director for 23 years, pushing and leading the transformation within the SCHURTER Group. With this generational change, Ferdinand Lang will fully concentrate on the development of the business in the Eastern Europe region as "Regional Head Eastern Europe".
Changes in SCHURTER Electronics S.p.A., Italy
Antonello Martegani has headed the fortunes and business of SCHURTER in Italy for almost 40 years. In order to initiate a smooth generation change at an early stage, Martegani has handed over the management of SCHURTER Electronics S.p.A. on 31 December 2020. His person and his know-how will continue to be on hand for the company in the function of "Project Manager/Key Account Manager".
Last, Marcelo Soares, an experienced SCHURTER manager, took over. From 2006 to 2019, he built up and managed the joint venture "SCHURTER + OKW do Brasil Componentes Electronicos Ltda." in Brazil. Since January 2020, he has been involved in the business development in Italy and has now taken over responsibility as Managing Director at the beginning of the new year.
