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TEAM

Overview

We practice open communication and have short decision-making processes as well as a flat organizational structure. Two managing directors handle the commercial and technical leadership of HS Elektronik Systeme GmbH. Both are supported in their day-to-day business by division leaders (director, manager), department leaders (section lead) and more than one hundred employees.

Tino Schuldt

General Manager & Managing Director

Tino has been with us as General Manager and Managing Director since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of HS Elektronik Systeme GmbH as well as corresponding functions and leads the more than one hundred employees at the Nördlingen facility. With more than 20 years of industry experience in the space start up, film and automotive industries as well as a technical engineer degree (FH) from the HAW Hamburg.

Kevin Weigand

Managing Director

Kevin has been with us since 2016 and currently takes on the role of second Managing Director. He is responsible for the operational aspects of HS Elektronik Systeme GmbH, which include production, supply chain, digitalization and automation, as well as the contracts and the compliance program. Kevin has a Master of Laws from the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and completed his Master of Business Administration from the Munich Business School in part-time through our development program.

Franz Grimmeiß

Director Finance

Franz currently takes on the roles of Director Finance and Prokurist. He is responsible for accounting, the preparation and monitoring of the financial plan as well as the compliance with tax and internal regulations. Franz has more than 25 years of professional experience and completed his business economist in part-time through our development program.

Alexander Michel

Director Engineering & Business Development

Alexander currently takes on the roles of Director Engineering & Business Development and Prokurist. He is responsible for finding and developing new technologies based on customer requirements and for securing the future growth of the company. Alexander has a technical engineering degree (FH) from the Hochschule Bremen and completed his Master of Business Administration from the Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences in part-time through our development program.

Dirk Efferenn

Director Lean Management & Improvement Strategy

Dirk has been working with us since 2016 and is currently taking on the role of Director Lean Management & Improvement Strategy. He is responsible for the management, coordination and communication of our internal lean management system. He oversees consulting and training of technical and administrative processes, identifies process inefficiencies and their optimization in the spirit of continuous improvement. Dirk has a technical engineer degree (FH) from Hochschule Furtwangen University.

Pascal Löffler

Manager Quality

Pascal has been working with us since 2018 and is taking on the role of Manager Quality since 2023. He is responsible for quality planning (APQP), quality control (complaint management, documentation control) and quality assurance (audit, inspection, calibration). Furthermore, he takes care of the associated management systems (9100, 14001, 9001, 45001, NADCAP, ECMP). Pascal has a Master of Science from Technical University of Munich and worked his way up the Quality team since his start with us.

Lena Lohmaier

Manager Human Resources

Lena joined us in 2023 as Section Lead Human Resources and quickly developed into Manager Human Resources. She and her employee are together responsible for the entire employee life cycle and ensures a good employee experience with us, from entry, personnel development, employee surveys, employer branding and payroll to the departure of employees. Lena has a Master of Arts from OTH Regensburg.

Matthias Späth

Section Lead Engineering

Matthias joined us in 2012 as a Hardware Developer and has since developed into a Technical Project Manager and then into Section Lead Engineering. Today, he leads more than thirty employees and is responsible for product development and process optimization. This includes the areas of Assembly and Interconnection Technology (AIT), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Design (MECH), Project Engineering and Software Design (SW).

Thomas Leberle

Section Lead Products

Thomas started working with us in 2011 as a Test Engineer and was promoted to Section Lead Products in 2019. Thomas successfully obtained a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering through our development program. Today, he leads a team of four employees and is responsible for all products from the completion of development and design to the end of the product life cycle.

Karl-Heinz Kraut

Section Lead Supply Chain Management

Karl-Heinz joined us in 2015 as a Strategic Buyer. In 2019, he took over responsibility for our purchasing team as Section Lead Purchasing and in 2023 for the entire supply chain as Section Lead Supply Chain Management. With his team of more six employees, he is responsible for our entire purchasing volume, the planning and optimization of inventory, production and sales planning (SIOP) and order handling (OH).

Rico Pilz

Section Lead Logistics & Business Process Development

Rico is a trained Electrical Engineer and started working with us in 2016 as a Manufacturing Engineer. Since 2019, he has headed the Business Process Development department as Section Lead and since 2023 also our Logistics department with our highly automated warehouse systems. Rico manages a total of ten employees and is responsible for the maintenance and further development of our IT infrastructure, software applications and our fully automated warehouse systems.

Imant Hoffmann

Section Lead Contracts & Compliance

Imant started in 2022 as Section Lead Contracts & Compliance after completing his Master of Laws in labor law. He is responsible for our contract management and negotiates and draws up contracts for our customers and suppliers. As part of our compliance program, he coordinates our import, export and data protection processes in compliance with the applicable legal and internal regulations.

Martin Jackert

Section Lead Production Engineering

Martin started working for us in 2016 as a Manufacturing Engineer and was promoted to Section Lead Production Engineering in 2019. Today, he leads a team of eight employees and is responsible for all work preparation, Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Test Engineering (TE). Martin is also our certified Ergonomics Champion and is a moderator at the KVP Institut GmbH.

Jürgen Lutz

Section Lead Production & Facility

Jürgen started with us in 2006 as a Process Technician and was promoted to deputy of our Production Manager in 2001 and then to Section Lead Production in 2019. He leads our entire production team of more than twenty-five employees and is responsible for organizing a smooth production with general and detailed planning as well as personnel deployment planning. Since 2013, Jürgen has also been our contact for facility management of our building and grounds.