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On 1 July, KraussMaffei splits the New Machines Division into two areas. At the same time, Xiaojun Cui and Lars Hoppe will take over the management of the Business and Operations divisions. The reorganisation is intended to enable the company to work faster and more efficiently worldwide.
Xiaojun Cui, CEO, will take over the global management of the NM Division, Business unit, as of 1 July KraussMaffei China. He will also remain responsible for KraussMaffei China until further notice. Lars Hoppe, currently Vice President Operations, will be responsible for Operations worldwide. The current Head of the NM Division, Dr Volker Nilles, will leave the company on 30 June 2022. Xiaojun Cui and Lars Hoppe will both report to CEO Dr Michael Ruf in their new positions as Executive Vice Presidents.
„We are very pleased to have gained Xiaojun Cui, an experienced and successful manager and KraussMaffei expert, for our New Machinery Division, Business Area. He has done an outstanding job over the past two years and has put KraussMaffei on a very successful growth path in China. With Xiaojun Cui, KraussMaffei's management will also become more international, which is extremely important for the future viability of the company. At the same time, we are happy to have Lars Hoppe as a top manager for our global Operations division, who has a wealth of experience in managing international companies. Both will join forces to help build the new KraussMaffei and lead the company into a successful future together with us.“
Dr Michael Ruf, CEO KraussMaffei
The Business division will then comprise Sales, R&D and Order Engineering, Project Management and Application & Product Owner, and will in future be headed by Xiaojun Cui. Operations, Quality and Procurement will be headed by Lars Hoppe. Xiaojun Cui has been responsible for business in China as CEO China since 2016. Prior to that, he held leading positions at companies such as Dresser-Rand and Honeywell Process Solutions. Xiaojun Cui has more than thirty years of Experience in technology, project management and strategic consulting.
„The changes in the New Machines Division are aimed at making the entire KraussMaffei organisation worldwide faster and more efficient, for example in terms of delivery times and cost structure. We want to optimise the use and capacity utilisation of all our locations for our business in order to be able to serve our customers optimally all over the world.
Dr Michael Ruf
Lars Hoppe has been Vice President Global Operations at the company since 2021. The mechanical engineer previously held management positions at companies such as Stratocon, Giesecke&Devrient and Dywidag Systems International. Hoppe has many years of experience in the operations and supply chain management as well as the management of global production sites.
Source: KraussMaffei
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