Karsten Meise

Business Unit Manager Western Europe / Automotive System Supplier

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Master degree in mechanical engineering, graduated in 1994 since 2010 Automotive system supplier, NVH - interior trim parts; Business Unit Director in Western Europe, incl. 11 production sites 2002-2010 Automotive system supplier, NVH - interior trim parts; in charge of programme management, business development, operations, manufacturing systems 1995-2002 Automotive system supplier, sealing systems; in charge of various engineering functions

Experience

  • Business Unit Director, Western Europe at HP Pelzer Holding GmbH
    Nov 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 8 mos

    Automotive System Supplier, Full P&L responsibility for a European business unit, including 11 manufacturing sites. Excecutive Committee Member, reporting to COO (board member)

  • Rieter Automotive (8 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Manufacturing Systems, Business Group Europe
      Nov 2009 - Oct 2010 · 1 yr

      Industrial Engineering: responsible for capital equipment / asset mgt. covering 23 European plants Production foot print development, including new plant launch Continuous improvement process including intranet based knowledge - management Business process development, e.g KPI reporting process, capital approval process, business allocation process

    • Head of Manufacturing UK
      Sep 2007 - Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Head of Business Development, Korean OEM´s
      Jul 2005 - Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Introduction of Rieter to Korean OEM´s in & and outside of S-Korea Search and negotiation of Korean business partner, JV-founded in Feb 2007, JV-Board Member Project Management for Rieter´s first development- & production order of KIA Motor in Europe

  • Engineering Director Europe at GDX Automotive, former Draftex International
    Feb 2001 - Jul 2002 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Draftex International (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Vice President Engineering
      Feb 2000 - Jan 2001 · 1 yr

      Automotive full system supplier

    • Engineering Manager
      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Automotive full system supplier

    • Product Development Manager
      Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 · 2 yrs

      Automotive System Supplier; Launch of Engineering & Sales Office in Novi, Michigan. Product Development responsibility for sealing systems, incl. soft & hard tops.