Product finder Search Load cells Weighing electronics Industrial scales Inspection solutions Software Service Our Management Hidenori Shimosako Peter Steiner Dr. Karl Sommer Dr. Axel Böttger Jörg Hoffmann Contact us Management and Leadership of Minebea Intec Hidenori Shimosako CEO of Minebea Intec As CEO and CFO responsible for: • Business development & Expansion • Finance, Controlling, Accounting Hidenori Shimosako is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer of Minebea Intec. In his role as CEO he leads Minebea’s business development and expansion by focusing on satisfying the customers’ needs as well as the requirements from other stakeholders like employees, mother company MinebeaMitsumi and business partners. Acting as CFO of Minebea Intec his task is to grow the business, keep the company profitable and its financial conditions strong. Hidenori Shimosako started his career with the corporation 25 years ago in one of the subsidiaries of our mother company MinebeaMitsumi. In 1996, his first role was in the Accounting Department of Mitsumi Electric Co. Headquarters. In subsequent years, he took over several roles within Mitsumi Group. In 2001, he took on a position overseas as Senior Manager at Mitsumi Electronics Europe GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany, afer finishing his first assignment in Mitsumi Electrics Co. Ltd.. Prior to becoming CEO of Minebea Intec in 2020, he went back to Japan to take over different roles at MinebeaMitsumi Inc. Headquarters. Mr. Shimosako was born in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. He attended the Sophia University in Tokyo, where he graduated in Business Management and Accounting. The greatest values that differentiates Minebea Intec from its competitors, in his eyes, are the excellent reputation in the market based on the high standard products offered for a long time, as well as the huge business size of the MinebeaMitsumi Group with a great network of resources around the world. Since April 2021, he lives in Hamburg, Germany, contacting frequently his wife, three children and their dog in Japan. Peter Steiner CSO of Minebea Intec As CSO responsible for: • Global direct and indirect sales channels (OEM business, Partner Program) • Service • Product Management • Academy Peter Steiner is Chief Sales Officer of Minebea Intec. In his role as CSO he is responsible for the development of sales turnover in core markets as well as partner regions, guiding the global sales & service organisations and steering of the product lifecycles. Mr. Steiner joined Minebea Intec as CSO in 2021. He is an Electrical Engineer who has many years experience in different national and international sales positions. In his professional carrer he has held different sales related roles and positions in the automation industry, aviation industry and industrial weighing industry. Before joining Minebea Intec he headed the Sales & Service organization of an international packaging machine builder. To Peter Steiner, Minebea Intec is a weighing specialist with 150 years of history of German engineering, backed-up by MinebeaMitsumi as a strong, truly international, multi-technology and high precision company, which makes the difference when compared to its competitors. Our CSO rides his motorbike and enjoys cooking and hiking in his spare time. Dr. Karl Sommer COO of Minebea Intec As COO responsible for: • Manufacturing Sites • Purchasing • Logistics & Supply Chain Management • Order Process Management • Engineering • Human Resource Management Dr Karl Sommer is Group Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of several Group companies. As COO of Minebea Intec, he sees it as his task to create a positive working atmosphere in which employees enjoy working, exerting themselves and being creative, as well as to secure the leading position in Minebea Intec's markets by defining and implementing a clear vision and corporate strategy together with his colleagues. Furthermore, his tasks include identifying optimisation potential in all areas of the company and implementing the corresponding optimisation projects. Dr Karl Sommer joined the company in 2020 and has since served in his role as Group COO. Previously, Dr Sommer worked at the private equity investor Aurelius Group as a member of the Operations Practice. Here he acted as Managing Director of the Aurelius portfolio company LD Didactic Group in Hürth. Prior to that, he gained several years of experience in the automotive industry holding various positions and responsibilities within the Schaeffler Group. Dr Sommer began his career as a research assistant at the university in parallel with his doctorate. What he believes sets Minebea Intec apart from the competition is one of the broadest and highest quality product and solution offerings in the global weighing and inspection industry, combined with a truly global presence, the DNA and agility of a large German SME and the strengths of being part of the MinebeaMitsumi Group. Dr Karl Sommer is married, has two children and lives with his family near Hamburg. He spends his free time with his family and friends and enjoys outdoor sports. Dr. Axel Böttger CTO of Minebea Intec As CTO responsible for: • R&D • Product Development Dr. Axel Böttger is Chief Technical Officer of the Minebea Intec Group. In this role as CTO, his responsibility is to drive the product and technology development for further business expansion and renewal of our product portfolio, to align the product road maps together with sales and product management and improve the efficiency of the entire product life cycle. Dr. Axel Böttger joined Minebea Intec as CTO in 2019. Prior to this, he worked for the MinebeaMitsumi Corporation for 20 years and held several positions amongst others as Division Manager Automotive and Industrial Motors and Vice President at the Minebea Mitsumi Technology Center in Villingen-Schwennigen, Germany. Prior to joining the corporation, he researched in the field of precision mechanics and industrial measuring systems at the TU Dresden and founded a company for measurement technology in Dresden, Germany. Through different roles and responsibilities, Dr. Axel Böttger has gained more than 30 years of experiences in product development for industrial and automotive products (for small and mass production) including measuring devices. In his view, Minebea Intec’s parent company MinebeaMitsumi differentiates itself strongly from European competitors due to wide range of businesses, products and technologies for the global market with more than 90% in-house production. Minebea Intec, as an independent mid-size company with a very flexible organisation, has the benefit to utilise its huge global background including the worldwide market access of Minebea Mitsumi to extend the business with high quality products for weighing and inspection solutions. Jörg Hoffmann Chairman of the Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer MinebeaMitsumi Inc., General Manager of Regional Affairs for MM Europe, Deputy Head of Electronic Device Manufacturing HQ MM Inc. Head of UEA (Ushin Europe Automotive), Deputy Head of Ushin HQ As Chairman of the Board of Directors responsible for: • Control and advice of the Senior Management Jörg Hoffmann is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Minebea Intec. In his role he supports the Minebea Intec Senior Management in the strategical direction and is responsible for the Integration of Minebea Intec into the MinebeaMitsumi European Organisation. Mr. Hoffmann, graduated in Mechanical Engineering, has been with MinenbeaMitsumi since 1994, when he started working for PMDM as a Process Engineer. From there he took over different positions within the company before he became Deputy Head of Spindle BU in the MinebeaMitsumi Group and CEO of PMDM/MTCE in 2005. In subsequent years he acted as Head of EMT BU and Excecutive Officer of MinebeaMitsumi Inc. Since 2019 he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Minebea Intec and continues in several different roles within the MinebeaMitsumi Group. Jörg Hoffmann is convinced that Minebea Intec as a member of the MinebeaMitsumi Group with access to a global network of manufacturing, R&D and sales sites benefits from a financially healthy mother company that is very strong in manufacuring with factories all over the globe and is well equipped to compete in the market. Jörg Hoffmann is married and has two children. His very limited free time he usually spends with his family. As both his kids are horseback riders they spend a lot of time on horse jumping tournaments or in the stable with the horses. In wintertime the family loves to go skiing. Contact us Our sales support team Here should be a form, apparently your browser blocks our forms. Do you use an adblocker? If so, please try turning it off and reload this page. 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