DRÄXLMAIER appoints new production manager
Wolf has been with the DRÄXLMAIER Group since January 2019. He previously spent his entire career with the company at its production site in Rayong, Thailand, where he most recently held the operations manager position for interior systems. Wolf has been preparing for the transition into the plant manager’s role at the Duncan site since Aug. 1, 2022, which he takes over from Edmund Eggensberger, vice president of Operations Interior Systems for DRÄXLMAIER in the U.S.
“Michael Wolf has experience in every field of operations, and he is well-prepared to take over the management of the Duncan plant site,” said Eggensberger. “I am certain that he will lead with the same mindset I did: focusing on our performance but never forgetting our people.”
With over 24 years of automotive experience, Wolf has compiled a long, strong track record as a strategic business leader for manufacturers in Europe and Asia. Using his extensive knowledge in Kaizen and Six Sigma, he successfully implemented production standards and process stability along with countless continuous improvement initiatives at the DRÄXLMAIER plant in Rayong.
“I am honored that I was given the responsibility to take over one of the biggest plants in the DRÄXLMAIER Group,” said Wolf. “Plant Duncan is a well-established site in our international production network. With the right mindset and team behind it, we will move this plant into the next level.”
After spending the last 10 years in Thailand, Wolf has been transitioning smoothly into his new home in the Upstate of South Carolina. Away from work, he likes to spend time with his family and travel. He also enjoys a well-curated, brewed coffee and long rides through the countryside on his enduro motorcycle.
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DRÄXLMAIER Group
The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electromobility. The combination of core competencies in the interior, electrical, electronic and battery systems areas makes DRÄXLMAIER unique in the industry. The company thereby covers the entire process chain, from the initial idea, through the development and production process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of premium automobile manufacturers. The inventor of the customer-specific wiring harness, the DRÄXLMAIER Group develops pioneering wiring harness technology as well as electrical and electronic components, all directly in-house. These include multi-voltage and high-voltage wiring harness systems, battery management systems and intelligent power distributors. DRÄXLMAIER is working on the future of emission-free mobility with its solution for low-voltage and high-voltage battery systems. As a market leader for interior systems in premium automobiles, the DRÄXLMAIER Group also supplies premium automobile manufacturers with ambient lighting, center consoles, door panels and instrument panels, as well as complete door and cockpit modules.
The DRÄXLMAIER Group is an international automotive supplier with more than 65 sites in over 20 countries. Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs more than 74.000 employees throughout the world. For the DRÄXLMAIER Group as an owner-managed business, responsible and long-range thinking has always been the basis for economic success. It is therefore a core element of its strategy to design its business and production processes, as well as its products, in a more sustainable manner and in that way to increase the competitiveness of the company on a long-term basis.
In 2022, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of $5.4 billion (5.1 billion euro). Customers of this member of the Top 100 Automotive Suppliers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as California-based automotive manufacturers.