Automation W+R GmbH announces a change in its executive management: Ralph Christoph has joined the company’s management team, succeeding Markus Schmid, who will leave the executive board to take over responsibility in sales.

Ralph Christoph joins the existing management team, Dr. Richard Söhnchen and Paul Gruber. Together, the leadership team will drive the company’s strategic development and strengthen Automation W+R GmbH’s position as a reliable system integrator for industrial image processing.

“I am very much looking forward to shaping the future of Automation W+R GmbH together with Richard Söhnchen and Paul Gruber. In a globally challenging production environment characterized by skilled labor shortages, increasing quality requirements, and complex supply chains, we aim to further expand our company’s innovation leadership and provide customers worldwide with reliable inspection systems that meet the highest quality standards,” says Ralph Christoph, new Managing Director and COO of Automation W+R GmbH.

“We are pleased that Markus Schmid will remain closely associated with the company and will apply his expertise in a focused manner within the sales organization. This allows us to optimally combine our strengths and provide our customers with innovative solutions even faster and more efficiently in an increasingly demanding production environment,” adds Dr. Richard Söhnchen, Managing Director and Owner of Automation W+R GmbH.

“The reorganization of the management team is an important step in securing our sustainable growth. Our clear focus is on further strengthening customer proximity, unlocking new market potential, and successfully bringing innovative solutions to market together with our team,” says Paul Gruber, Managing Director and Head of Sales at Automation W+R GmbH.