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Dr. Eckhard Meiners to head Management Board of TRUMPF Medical Systems
Dr. Eckhard Meiners
The 51-year-old has worked at TRUMPF since 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he headed the Sales and Marketing Departments at TRUMPF Lasertechnik GmbH, and starting in 2003 was the Manager of Export Sales for TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH. In 2006 he took over as General Manager of TRUMPF Laser Marking Systems AG in Grüsch, Switzerland.
Meiners studied Space and Aerodynamics at Stuttgart University and completed a PhD. Before joining TRUMPF he was Head of R&D at Wetzel Processing Group in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, from 1994 to 1999.
As Chief Executive Officer of TRUMPF Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG, Meiners will be responsible for Sales/Service, Finance/Controlling and Human Resources. Purchasing, Research/Development and Production have been overseen by Technical Director Dr. Klaus Frank since 2010. Harald Völker, board member of the TRUMPF Group holding company, remains Head of the Medical Technology Division.
About TRUMPF
With sales totaling US $ 3.111 billion (€ 2.325 billion) and over 9,600 employees (preliminary figures for the 2011/12 fiscal year), the TRUMPF Group ranks among the leading manufacturing companies worldwide. The three following business divisions are combined under the umbrella of a holding company: Machine Tools, Laser Technology/Electronics and Medical Technology. Its core business is machine tools for flexible sheet metal processing for punching and forming, laser processing and bending. In the field of industrial lasers and laser systems, the company is the technological leader in the world market.
TRUMPF Medical Systems develops and produces innovative operating room lighting and communication systems, ergonomic ceiling-mounted workplace solutions for operating rooms and intensive care units, and flexible operating table and patient transport systems. The TRUMPF Medical Technology Division employs around 720 people worldwide. In fiscal year 2011/12 sales were about 185 million € (preliminary figures for the 2011/12 fiscal year). Saalfeld in Thuringia and Puchheim near Munich are the two main locations of TRUMPF Medical Systems. The company has subsidiaries in the USA, France, the UK, Austria and China, and is represented in more than 80 countries.
For further information please visit www.trumpf.com
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Johann-Maus-Strasse 2
71254 Ditzingen
Germany
Marlies Kepp
+49 7156 303-37986
marlies.kepp@de.trumpf.com
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