Guido Frohnhaus
TURCK Inc.
Vice President of Technology

Mr. Frohnhaus began his career in the automotive industry. Since 1994, he has held leadership positions in the areas of production planning, operations, research and development, supply chain management quality, and starting up new production facilities from Germany to Hungary, the US and Mexico.

In operations he has held the position of Vice President and General Manager at CRH North America a $100 Million seat adjuster supplier to the automotive industry; as well as directing and over-seeing a $20 Million, 120,000 square feet expansion for GKN Westland Aerospace. He served on the Board of Directors for the Alabama/German Partnership and was a member of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Association. Today he is the Vice President of Technology at TURCK Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, where he is responsible for manufacturing operations in the US, China and Mexico, as well as research and development, manufacturing engineering, supply chain management and quality. TURCK is a leading global manufacturer of inductive proximity sensors, capacitive proximity sensors, connectors, cables, cordsets, fieldbuses and automation controls in the industrial automation industry.

Mr. Frohnhaus is an MBA graduate of Capella University, and has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial/Production Engineering from the University of Wuppertal, in Germany. He resides in Maple Grove, MN, with his wife and two sons.

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