Effective July 1, 2013, Dr. Lars Gruenert will serve as president and CEO of TRUMPF Inc. He succeeds Mr. Rolf Biekert. In this position, Dr. Gruenert will be responsible for all TRUMPF Inc.’s subsidiaries and business operations in North America, including manufacturing, engineering, research and development, customer service, technical training, product sales, and applications.
Dr. Gruenert comes to TRUMPF Inc. from TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG where he served as Executive Vice President of the TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG, and CFO of the Laser Technology/Electronics business division. In this role he was responsible for the central departments IT and processes, purchasing, and organizational development.
After more than twenty-five years of service, Rolf Biekert leaves TRUMPF to lead Maintecx, an independent fabricating equipment sales representative company and an exclusive distributor of TRUMPF fabricating equipment in the Midwest. This territory includes Nebraska, Western Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.