Volker Schmitz
President & CEO at Schmalz Inc.
- Role
- President, North America Group at Schmalz
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Volker Schmitz
Experienced Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with a demonstrated history of generating high organic growth & growing market share in the industrial automation, robotics, manufacturing and material handling industry. Strategic thinker on how to position the company in the market vs competitors, as well as current and future threats. Strong business development skills, professionally skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, lean manufacturing, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Personnel, Leadership Development, mentoring, compensation planning, International Business, Robotics, Pneumatics, Fluid Power, Factory Automation (Logistics & Warehouse Automation, Industry 4.0, IoT, Collaborative Robots, Industrial Robots.). Practicing Servant Leadership in a multi national company environment as well as mentoring management bench for management succession.
Experience
President, North America Group
Jul 2024 — Present · US
Education
Connecticut College
BA, International Relations & German Literature
Harvard Business School
TGMP 13, General Manager Course
2004 — 2004
Harvard Business School
Preparing to be a Corporate Director
2021
The Johns Hopkins University
M.A., International Economics & Latin American Studies
Kennedy Western University
Ph.D., International Business
1999 — 2002
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