Weidmüller appoints new Managing Director in the UK

Mr Simon Goodwin has joined leading electronics and electrical connectivity company, Weidmüller UK, as its new Managing Director as from December 1, 2015. He brings to the company a wealth of experience with previous successful management appointments at renowned global companies such as Omron Electronics and B+R Industrial Automation.

Mr Goodwin will have overall responsibility for developing and driving Weidmüller forward, providing strategic leadership and overseeing all the company's activities in the UK and Ireland. Whilst Weidmüller has enjoyed continued growth in the UK, this new appointment will assist with the further development of the company, bringing the organisation closer to its key sectors.

"I am looking forward to working with each team at Weidmüller to develop business in the fields of industrial automation and solutions, factory automation and device manufacturing. We have some significant new product ranges that we will be launching in 2016. Weidmüller's return to the ‘Drives and Controls' show is a statement of our intent to further develop our presence in these markets", said Mr Goodwin.

Weidmüller takes pride in supporting its customers and partners all around the world with products, solutions and services in the industrial environment of power, signal and data and continues to focuses on the development of innovative, sustainable and useful solutions for each of their customers' needs.

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"Weidmüller - electrical connection, transmission and conversion of power, signals and data in the industrial environment. - Let's connect."

Weidmüller is a leading international provider of solutions for the electrical connectivity, transmissions and conditioning of power, signal and data technologies in industrial environments.

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