All change at TDK-Micronas
TDK has appointed a new chief executive at its Micronas subsidiary in Germany with a new management structure.
From March 01, 2022, Sam Maddalena (45) takes over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TDK-Micronas GmbH with a new structure, supported by Christian Rook as Chief Operations Officer (COO) and by Reinhard Schnekenburger as Chief Financial officer (CFO).
Together they will lead TDK-Micronas with the target to expand the market share of TDK-Micronas and TDK’s magnetic sensor business globally.
Maddalena joined TDK-Micronas as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) last year, and replaces Guenter Weinberger who was CEO from 2018.
“我们正very happy to appoint Sam Maddalena as the new CEO of TDK-Micronas. He joined the management team in 2021 and showed great ambitions and commitment to grow the business of TDK-Micronas. His experience within the industry and his management skills will be a strong support for TDK-Micronas and the Magnetic Sensor and embedded motor control business of TDK to achieve further growth in our target markets,” said Noboru Saito, CEO of TDK’s sensor business company.
Maddalena started his professional career at Melexis, after graduation as an MS EE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering) at the University of Gent, Belgium. He was Vice President Corporate Strategy and Global Marketing at Melexis until 2019 and supported various projects as a consultant for lidar startup XenomatiX and research lab imec in 2020.
“I am looking forward to my future tasks as CEO of TDK-Micronas GmbH and I am sure to contribute to the future growth of TDK’s sensor and motor control business and expand our market position in the Automotive industry and other target markets. We can offer a strong product portfolio that we will optimize further in order to offer the best solutions for our customers,” said Maddalena.
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