New UK leader for Bowe Group
THE BOWE Group, part of the Possehl Group and a supplier of smart automation and IoT software, has appointed Paul Ward as managing director of Bowe UK & Ireland.
Paul Ward’s experience spans 30 years in engineering and manufacturing. Originally in aerospace, before working in various managing director and CEO roles in SME subsidiaries of privately owned or public groups across various market sectors and in various countries including the UK, Japan and Germany. Paul’s roles have all been linked to complex, engineered capital equipment.
Paul said: “I would like to convey my excitement of joining the Bowe Group as managing director for UK and Ireland. I have a great interest in technology and automation and working with talented people and I look forward together with our team to continue to deliver great service and productivity solutions for our customers.
“I believe engagement with customers and transparent communication are the key to success in any organisation and from what I’ve seen in the Bowe Group there is a fantastic combination of great products, skilled people and positive business culture ideally placed to support our customers existing infrastructure and ongoing investment programmes.”
Bowe Group managing director, Joachim Koschier added: “I would first like to thank Lisa Banton, the former managing director for Bowe UK & Ireland, for her exceptional contribution spanning 22 years for Bowe. We all wish Lisa all the best for the future in her new ventures.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Paul to the Bowe Group family and I am delighted that he will bring with him a wealth of global experience in sales leadership and business development, having worked within engineering and manufacturing for many years. Paul will provide leadership to develop and continue to grow with the management team of our three business units, Bowe Intralogistics, Bowe Systec and Bowe IQ for the UK and Ireland’.”
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