Michael Leuchte appointed to management team of Schaltbau GmbH

Michael Leuchte appointed to management team of Schaltbau GmbH

Munich, 1 September 2014 – Dipl.-Ing. Michael Leuchte (52) has been appointed additional managing director of Schaltbau GmbH, Munich, with effect from 1 September 2014. Michael Leuchte will be assuming the sales and marketing duties of his predecessor, Klaus Jacobs, who has left the service of the company.

After studying drive and automation engineering in St. Petersburg, Michael Leuchte spent many years in leading positions at both national and international levels. He most recently held a managerial position in sales at GEZE.

Klaus Jacobs joined Schaltbau GmbH in 2011. The Executive Board of Schaltbau Holding AG particularly wishes to thank him for his achievements and his high degree of commitment.

Dirk Konrad and Dr Andreas Schmid continue to be members of the Schaltbau GmbH management team.

Schaltbau GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Schaltbau Holding AG and a leading supplier of components and equipment in the areas of transportation technology and industry.

With annual sales of around EUR 425 million and a workforce of more than 2,600 employees, the Schaltbau Group is one of the leading suppliers of components and systems in the field of transportation technology and the capital goods industry. The enterprise supplies complete level crossing systems, shunting and signalling technology, door and boarding systems for buses, trains and commercial vehicles, toilet modules, air conditioning units, on-board communications and security systems, and industrial braking systems for container cranes and wind power plants as well as high- and low-voltage components for railway vehicles and other applications.

Its innovative and customer-oriented products make Schaltbau a key business partner for a variety of industrial sectors, in particular transportation technology.