November 21, 2007 - Charlotte, NC - Bosch Rexroth appointed Erwin Wieckowski as vice president and general manager for its Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies Group.Based in Charlotte, NC, Wieckowski will be responsible for all of Rexroth’s linear motion and assembly products and technology in the United States, including aluminum structural framing, Ball Rail systems, ball screws, flexible conveyors, linear motion systems, manual production systems, and other key product lines. Wieckowski most recently served a dual role with Bosch Rexroth Canada where he was general manager of the company’s automation business unit, and national sales and marketing director.
As the general manager, he held responsibility for application engineering, light manufacturing, logistics, product support, service, repair and quality. As sales and marketing director, Wieckowski oversaw the sales operation while implementing customer service programs and a variety of training and development programs that contributed to overall sales growth.Wieckowski began his career as a plant engineer, later becoming an application engineer and Total Quality Management (TQM) coordinator before moving into product and sales management roles. A member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Wieckowski has degrees in Applied Science and Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario (Canada).
Bosch Rexroth AG, part of the Bosch Group, achieved sales of approximately $6.2 billion (4.9 billion Euro) in 2006 with over 29,800 employees. Under the brand name of Rexroth the company offers all drive and control technologies, from mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics to electronics and associated service. Over 500,000 customers worldwide utilize Rexroth’s unique technological know-how to implement their innovative and future-oriented systems and machine concepts.
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