We are delighted to welcome Steffen Lindner to the SCHURTER leadership team. As of April 1, 2024, he will take over the newly created position of General Manager & Vice President EMEA at SCHURTER.
In this role, Steffen Lindner will be responsible for all company activities in EMEA, including product management, engineering, sales and production.
After completing his education as a radio and television technician and earning a graduate degree in electrical engineering / communications engineering, Steffen Lindner began his career in sales at Phoenix Contact. When he took over the business unit Field Device Connector, Steffen Lindner became a member of Phoenix Contact management team and Managing Director of Phoenix Contact Connector Technologie. During his tenure, he was responsible for the successful integration of global product marketing, development and production into the business unit. After two decades at Phoenix Contact, Steffen Lindner took over sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa at TE Connectivity Industrial. He adapted the sales organization to the changing market conditions and customer needs and introduced a potential-oriented market approach. By strategically focusing on key customers in specific application areas and working in partnership with distributors, Steffen Lindner was able to achieve above-average growth with the new organization. During his almost seven years at TE Connectivity Industrial, he was involved in several company acquisitions and their integration processes.
Steffen Lindner’s appointment is an important step for SCHURTER to expand its activities in the key region of Europe as well as in the Middle East and Africa. Thanks to his leadership skills and extensive international experience, Steffen Lindner is ideally suited to lead SCHURTER into the future in the EMEA region and to realize its ambitious goals.
We warmly welcome Steffen Lindner to our team and wish him every success in his new position. We look forward to achieving new milestones under his leadership.