Arburg: New Managing Director Technology & Engineering

Guido Frohnhaus ist der neue technische Geschäftsführer bei Arburg. (Foto: ARBURG) / Guido Frohnhaus is the new Managing Director Technology & Engineering at Arburg. (Photo: ARBURG)

- Guido Frohnhaus to take over as Managing Director Technology & Engineering at Arburg from January 2020
- Mechanical engineer with many years of experience in industrial automation
- Family-owned company with strong senior management team

At the start of the year, Guido Frohnhaus has taken over as Managing Director Technology & Engineering at Arburg GmbH + Co KG in Lossburg. The 50-year-old engineer's remit includes the Production, Research & Development, Materials Administration and Technical Administration departments.

Guido Frohnhaus brings the ideal qualities to his role as Managing Director Technology & Engineering at Arburg. For many years, he was employed at the Turck Group, one of the leading groups of companies in the industrial automation sector.

As a Managing Director at Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG in Halver, Mr Frohnhaus was responsible for the Development and Production departments. Prior to this, he spent around five years as Vice President of Technology at the Turck national subsidiary in the USA as well as several years working in management roles at an automotive supplier. 

Technology and management expertise

Guido Frohnhaus began his career by completing an apprenticeship as a toolmaker. He then went on to study mechanical engineering, specialising in manufacturing engineering, at the University of Wuppertal. While working in the USA, he also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

The Arburg management team

Over the past few months, the Technology & Engineering management division has been led on an interim basis by Managing Partner Juliane Hehl. Arburg's senior management team is now once again complete and is made up of Managing Partners Michael Hehl (Plant Development and Spokesperson for the Management Team), Juliane Hehl (Marketing) and Renate Keinath (Human Resources Management), Senior Consulting Partner Eugen Hehl and Managing Directors Juergen Boll (Finance, Controlling, IT), Gerhard Boehm (Sales, Service) and Guido Frohnhaus (Technology & Engineering).