Schütte Names New CEO for North American Operations

Schütte LLC (Jackson, Michigan), which supplies a range of multi-spindle machine tools and grinders for production work in various sectors of the metalworking market, including medical, orthopedic, tooling, contract machining and more, appointed Jeffrey Reinert as their chief executive officer for North American operations.

Reinert brings over 30 years of related experience to the position, having been involved with all aspects of manufacturing, sales, marketing and management in the machine tool industry.  He was most recently the president and CEO for North American operations at Index, another leading machine tool builder, where he held that position for nine years. While there, he nearly doubled the sales of the company, reorganized the service, parts and training departments, plus opened a new office in the emerging Mexican market for the company. He was also previously the president of Machine Tools of Indiana, a dealer company that he founded in 2001 and ran successfully for seven years.

Reinert attended Vincennes University, Valparaiso University and Purdue, where he studied electrical and mechanical engineering. “Schütte has a solid reputation as a builder of top quality, multi-spindle machine tools and, based on that foundation, we plan to accelerate the company’s growth curve to take us into more markets with a decidedly aggressive posture, including greater visibility in the media, at shows and through industry association participation,” he said. “Complementing this sales growth strategy will be a buildup in our service, engineering and customer support programs.”

Reinert also noted the long-range plans for the company include upgrades to the current facility in Jackson, with more machines on the floor for demonstration of their capabilities, testing and production scenarios for enhancing the customer experience. “My personal goal is to bring us to the forefront of the industry, in both the multi-spindle and grinding technology arenas. We can shine as a great team, with excellent machines backed by a high quality group of dedicated individuals. It’s an exciting time and I look forward to meeting the challenges.”

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