Captron with new management
Captron is making a change in international management: Sean Walters will be responsible for Captron North America LP as General Manager North America from August 2022.
For the new managing director, customer centricity is the focus in order to be able to better serve regional and global customers and to strengthen the international position of the company.
Sean Walters has over 20 years of sales and business development experience. Most recently, he worked for the global technology and engineering group Emerson Electric, where, as Area Vice President of Sales East, he was responsible for a complex portfolio worth hundreds of millions. At Captron North America, Walters will focus on customer centricity and supply chain resilience.
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Captron Electronic GmbHJohann-G.-Gutenberg-Str 7
82140 Olching
Germany
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