Klaus Maile

Managing Director + Director of Operations at Pepperl+Fuchs Asia Pte. Ltd.

Singapore

About

I am a highly motivated and passionate leader, with an intrinsic positive thinking - enthusiastically leading individuals and teams internationally and cross-functionally. No task can be too complex, too unclear or too difficult to get my upmost interest to start right on, to work together in a diversified team to make processes transparent, stabilized, measurable, efficient, predictable and sustainable. I have broad and international work experiences in General Management, Innovation Management, Operations, Engineering as well as Developing Talents and Organizations. I hold extended expertise in Sensor Technologies, Robotics, Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Chip-On-Board (COB), Lean Manufacturing, Digitalization and other High-Tech Technologies. My role in PEPPERL+FUCHS is leading the Operations as well as the Subsidiary in Singapore and there are successful track records in Planning, Engineering, Acquisitions, on-site Management during Pandemics, Product and Process Transfers and Start-Up of new Manufacturing Locations . I am holding an YMP in Business Administration with the INSEAD International Business School (2004) and a Masters of Electronics + Technical Informatics from the University of Aalen, Germany (1995). I speak German (mother tongue), I am fluent in English and speak conversational Thai and Bahasa Malayu. I have German Citizenship and Permanent Residence in the Republic of Singapore. My Specialties are: General Management, Production Start-Up, Leading Bigger Organizations in South-East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam), Operational Excellence, Robotics, Lean Manufacturing, Digitalization.

Experience

  • Pepperl+Fuchs Asia Pte. Ltd. (Full-time · 30 yrs 11 mos)
    • Managing Director + Director of Operation
      Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs

    • Regional Director (South East Asia), Technology + Innovation
      Mar 2015 - Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Technical Director, Manufacturing + Technical Responsible (South East Asia)
      2011 - Feb 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Energieanlagen Elektroniker at ZF Group
    Aug 1986 - Jul 1995 · 9 yrs