Torsten Buchwald

MAPAL Praezisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG - a medium-sized family company - has been for decades one of the leading suppliers of precision cutting tools for the machining industry. As a supplier MAPAL provides support for its customers from project planing for individual processes to Tool Management.

Improve the quality of earnings, evaluate existing resources and recruit business professionals to establish a solid management team, align the manufacturing footprint and develop sales opportunities with a diversified customer base. Develop group standards and implement performance indicators for all areas of the North American operations and continuously targeting on efficiency gains. Encourage and entitle employees to be an active part of the comprehensive change process.

Commercial and technical responsibility for engine cooling, air conditioning and fan & clutch programs with US truck and engine manufacturers. Penetrate the US market and establish solid relations to all key players. Define customer specific targets and support the team of direct reports such as Sales Engineers and Program Managers to achieve the commercial and technical goals. Provide Executive Management with relevant reports, market data and industry insight.

Analyze customer decision channels, identify potential business opportunities and create the global customer strategy. Coordinate and provide guidance to the global teams of Key Account Managers in Europe, Asia, and North & South America to achieve best commercial results. Pursue the business and launch new projects under consideration of the global manufacturing footprint of MODINE.

Dedicated to power train cooling, engine cooling and exhaust gas recirculation of the Heavy Duty Division. Successful execution of new business and creating additional revenues with well-known European truck & engine manufacturers. Customer-related support of French joint venture partner doing business in the marine markets.

Responsible for in-depth cooperation between SOGEFI's group members in Italy, Spain, UK, North and South America to introduce SOGEFI into OE projects for air, oil, and fuel filtration modules. Penetrate the EU and North American market and establish relations and business opportunities with key automotive OEM’s such as DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, Ford as well as key Tier 1 suppliers.

Product Manager - Coordinate the aftermarket product program for the company brands KNECHT & MAHLE. Provide market analysis, determine profitability and identify market demands and distribution shares. Technical product training for the aftermarket sales teams. Scholarship & Diploma - Trainee Program in various areas of the company throughout the organization with focus on Research & Development. KNECHT Filterwerke was owned by MAHLE and became MAHLE Filtersysteme in 2000.

Fertigungstechnik