Charlotte, North Carolina-located Bosch Rexroth has named Erwin Wieckowski as its president and CEO of North American and Central America, effective Oct. 1.
Reinhard Schaefer had been interim president and CEO in addition to his role as a member of the company’s divisional board of management with responsibility for manufacturing. Schaefer will remain in the region to support Wieckowski’s transition into his new role.
“We are thrilled to have Erwin join our organization,” Schaefer said. “I know he will successfully lead this region during a time of significant growth opportunities.”
Bosch Rexroth is a leading supplier of drive and control technologies for safe movement in machines and systems. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of mobile and industrial applications as well as factory automation.
Bosch Rexroth offers hydraulics, electric drive and control technology, gear technology and linear motion and assembly technology, including software and interfaces to the IoT. Bosch Rexroth has locations in over 80 countries with more than 32,000 associates generating sales revenue.