Endress+Hauser, a Swiss-based globally operating process and laboratory instrumentation and automation supplier, has announced that Oliver Blum will be taking over as the new managing director of its IT service provider - Endress+Hauser InfoServe. 

 

He was previously the Swiss group's corporate director for supply chain.

 

Announcing the strategic appointment, Endress+Hauser said it is aimed at driving digitalisation forward – in its products, in customer interaction and in internal collaboration. 

 

Endress+Hauser InfoServe, the Group's IT service provider, plays a key role in this.

 

Endress+Hauser InfoServe supports the business activities of the Swiss group at over 160 locations worldwide. The aim of the work is to create a comprehensive and uniform IT landscape for customers, employees and partners. 

 

The IT service provider's global team comprises more than 400 experts. The largest locations are in Weil am Rhein and Freiburg in Germany. There are other locations in the USA, India, China and Japan.

 

Blum,47, who has been working for Endress+Hauser since 2005, brings with him almost 20 years of experience working at the interface between business and information technology. 

 

After studying business administration, he started as a project manager in information technology; further positions followed in the areas of logistics, trade compliance, purchasing, business process and quality management. As the new managing director of Endress+Hauser InfoServe, Blum wants to further strengthen the business perspective in IT.

 

Pieter de Koning,63, who has headed Endress+Hauser InfoServe since 2012, will now focus entirely on his role as Chief Information Officer on the Group's Executive Board. 

 

His initiatives there include the further development of the global IT strategy and cyber crisis management as well as the development of concepts for artificial intelligence and data management.

 

Fabian Dreier,42,  will succeed Oliver Blum as Corporate Director Supply Chain of the Endress+Hauser Group from February 1, 2025. 

 

He was most recently responsible for the global supply chain management at the flow measurement technology specialist Endress+Hauser Flow in Reinach, Switzerland, said the company in a statement. 

 

Dreier had begun his career at Endress+Hauser in 1998 with an apprenticeship as a polymechanic and graduated with an Executive MBA. He has a wealth of experience from positions in the areas of marketing, product management and supply chain.-TradeArabia News Service