Otmar Hauck will leave Linde Material Handling at his own request
Effective 1 January 2013, there will be a female Head of Production at Linde Material Handling. The Supervisory Board has appointed Sabine Neuss to the Management Board of Linde Material Handling in her capacity as future “Chief Operating Officer”. She will follow in the footsteps of Otmar Hauck who is leaving at his own request on 31 December 2012 to take up new challenges outside the company.

Currently, mechanical engineer Sabine Neuss is Managing Director at TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH in Aschaffenburg. In the past she held various management positions at the two automotive suppliers Behr and Brose Fahrzeugteile. Ms. Neuss graduated in Production Engineering from Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

Theodor Maurer, CEO of Linde Material Handling: “I’m looking forward to working with Ms. Neuss who has ample experience in production plant and product line management and is a leadership personality who fits in well at Linde Material Handling.“ At the same time, Maurer thanked the outgoing COO Otmar Hauck for his excellent support and successful work in optimizing Linde Material Handling’s worldwide manufacturing activities.