Wittur Appoints CEO, COO

The Wittur Group has appointed Antoine Doutriaux as CEO and Johann (Hans) Koenigshofer as chief operating officer (COO) and member of the Executive Management Team of Wittur Group. Doutriaux, a previous leader at Valeo Thermal Systems and Zodiac Aerospace, has experience in various high‐tech industries, comprehensive strategy deployment, and leading and transforming global organizations. He has also developed international businesses via acquisitions and streamlining of purpose‐built organizations and processes. Doutriaux was most recently CEO of Zodiac Seats at Zodiac Aerospace. He succeeds Gerrit Marx, who stepped in as interim CEO in June 2017.

Koenigshofer most recently worked as executive vice president of operations for all land business of Palfinger AG, an Austrian manufacturer of hydraulic lifting, loading and handling systems, most known for cranes. There, he held various positions in Austria and China, and gained responsibility for Asia in 2015. He has also directed operations for power-sports products manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products; bearings, engine components and industrial solutions manufacturer Schaeffler; and ENGEL Injection Molding Machinery, an Austrian family business with worldwide operations.

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