Management Changes at Bosch Rexroth

Effective July 1, 2015, Paul Cooke has been appointed as the regional president of Americas and the president and chief executive officer of Bosch Rexroth Corporation U.S. (Charlotte, NC). He will continue as the senior vice president of sales within the Industrial Applications business unit at the headquarters in Lohr, Germany, until the end of June 2015.

Cooke joined the company in 1982 and has served in positions of senior leadership in the United Kingdom and Germany, most recently as the senior vice president of sales and industry sector management for machinery and engineering. He has over 30 years of experience in both industrial technology and general management. He received his Bachelor with Honors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Berend Bracht, who is currently the regional president of Americas and the president and chief executive officer of Bosch Rexroth Corporation U.S.,  is resigning from the organization for personal reasons. “We thank him for his high level of commitment in the many years of service to our company. We wish him all the best for the future,” said Dr. Karl Tragl, the chairman of the executive board of Bosch Rexroth. Bracht was appointed to his current role in 2006.

Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of mobile applications, machinery applications and engineering, factory automation, and renewable energies to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. It offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, gear technology, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source. With locations in over 80 countries, roughly 36,700 associates generated sales revenue of approximately 5.7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in 2013.

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