Michael Post Email & Phone Number

Trucks, Off-Road and Automotive Switches

Since 10/2009:Business Manager, Head of Sales & Business Development Transportation (MCRT) EUROPE• European responsibility for various Southco business sectors such as Mass Transportation (aerospace/railway/bus), Off-highway (commercial/agriculture), leisure (boat/caravan) und special vehicles• Co-ordination and management of the sales channels/accounts - Key Account, house account and distribution• Managerial responsibility for Key Account Managers in UK, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain and France• Influencing, supporting and directing marketing and engineering in order to develop profitable business. Prioritization of European program management and new product development• Global leadership of the Business Process Network “Railway & Aerospace” • Support of office relocation from Böblingen to Holzgerlingen01/2006 - 09/2009Head of Sales and Business Development Automotive Europe• European responsibility for the business segment Automotive within the strategic business unit (SBU) Transportation. This included all considerable OEM and Tier 1/2 who influenced business globally• Leadership of Key Account Managers based in various European countries. Managerial dotted line responsibility for project co-ordinator in UK, project engineers and engineers in UK and Germany• Responsibility for operational and strategic business & development, cost, profit, budget; directing marketing and engineering• Achievement: European Automotive Business evolvement from 0,- to multi million USD within 10 years automotive responsibilities07/2004 - 12/2005Sales- & Program Manager - Relocation back to Germany & office opening• 06/2004 Relocation from Worcester/UK back to Germany• Set-up (choice of location, leasing, planning, recruitment) and opening of German office Southco GmbH in Böblingen: Automotive - Engineering, Programme Management und Sales• Team- and office development, Value sales and promotion of office• Tactical -and strategic tasks as aforem.

Sales- & Program Manager for Automotive Germany – employment abroad• Relocation from Germany to Cheltenham/England – based in the European headquarter and production facility • Gain knowledge of the headquarter and internal processes, develop internal network and stakeholders with the goal to have the complete package in order to open and develop the German office and more European business from there• Responsible for the business-, account- and program developmentIdentify and acquire business, prioritize and realize programmes• Direct reports were Key Account Managers and dotted line Engineering

05/1999 – 02/2003Key Acount Manager (KAM) Automotive for premium OEM´s Daimler, BMW, VW, Audi, Porsche and their related Tier 1 and 2 ´s10/1998 - 04/1999Key Account Manager Southern Germany for Automotive and NTC (Network-, telecommunication & computer)- Daimler & Siemens01/1998 - 09/1998Manager Customer Service and Inside Sales Germany (Employees and team to manage)09/1996 - 12/1997Territory Manager Southern Germany04/1996 - 08/1996Inside sales and technical support engineer

• Responsible for driving the engineering team and assemblers to be customer focused, flexible and responsive with the end result to meet the customers and Southco’s expectation on performance, quality, lead-time and costs• Co-ordination and networking with internal departments such as engineering, operation, supply chain, assembly and externally with customers and suppliers

• Research studies Internationial Economics Relations• Thesis at company TRW Fahrzeugelektrik GmbH&Co.KG Radolfzell• Thesis:: “Synergies by co-operating with system partners for the system vehicle cockpit”• Degree/Grade: Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. (FH) / Industrial Engineering, administration and Management

Breyer GmbH in Singen was the course-related partner company for 3 years – Design and production of extrusion lines for the plastics processing industry• Thesis: “Design of an in line cut-off saw for plastic plates” • Final degree: Dipl. Ing.(BA) /Graduate Engineerwww.breyer-extr.com

Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. (Fh), Industrial Engineering, Administration And Management

Dipl.-Ing.(Ba), Graduate In Mechanical Engineering - Specialisation Design