"Hartmut Bögel has shaped the successful development of our subsidiaries in the USA and Mexico over the past 25 years," says Stephan Pittner, CEO of the CLOOS Group. "We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to him for his professional expertise and commitment."

CLOOS Robotic Welding Inc. was founded in 1985 as a subsidiary of the CLOOS Group. From locations in Schaumburg, Illinois and Monterrey, Mexico, CLOOS Robotic Welding offers customer-specific, turnkey welding solutions for the US and Mexican markets.

"CLOOS has a unique product portfolio and the demand for innovative solutions in the welding and automation sector is enormous," says the new General Manager Doug Zoller. "My goal is to work with the highly motivated CLOOS team to gain further market share in the USA and Mexico and to exceed our customers’ expectations." The welding engineer and MBA has extensive know-how in the fields of welding and automation technology as well as many years of leadership experience in the areas of technology, project management and sales. Most recently, he held various senior positions at welding equipment manufacturer ESAB.

"With his experience, Doug Zoller will optimally support us in achieving our growth targets in the North American market," emphasises Alexander Veidt, CFO of the CLOOS Group. "We look forward to a successful cooperation and wish Doug Zoller a good start and much success in his new position.”