With this step, SMA would sustainably underscoring its desire to continue to position itself as a leading global system and solution provider and is thus responding to the ongoing challenges of the market, the company announced.
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The internationally experienced manager, who was responsible for Diebold Nixdorf's day-to-day business before joining SMA, will hold the position for a fixed period until the second quarter of 2026 and will also take on the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and be responsible for the areas of Operations, Human Resources and Digitalization during this time.
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“We are very pleased to have gained a highly experienced manager in Olaf Heyden for the SMA Managing Board,” said Uwe Kleinkauf, Chairman of the SMA Supervisory Board. „The Managing Board, now consisting of a team of three, has the expertise necessary to take on the challenges facing the industry and to ensure SMA’s strategic development. The restructuring program, which has already been started successfully, can therefore be completed quickly, enabling SMA to emerge from this phase in an economically stronger position. Based on this, the transformation that has already been initiated can be driven forward with full force – with the clear goal of establishing SMA as a global clean-tech market leader.” (hcn)
