New CEO for intralogistics maker Agilox

Helmut Schmid takes over as CEO of Agilox this month (January 2022), as successor to the previous CEO Franz Humer. Schmid will continue the AMR manufacturer's plan for increased global market share. As the sole managing director of Agilox, he also adds three new authorised signatories to the management team: Josef Baumann-Rott, Klaus Pucher and Robert Mayer.

Schmid, an internationally experienced managing director and robotics enthusiast, who was head of Germany and Western Europe at cobot market leader Universal Robots for many years, before becoming managing director of the German cobot pioneer Franka Emika in Munich.

Schmid is a specialist in growth strategies, business development, change management, internationalization, sales and marketing. In his long career, he has already founded several companies, managed them profitably and, in particular, implemented scalable business models, often developing new sales processes and structures and implementing new go-to-market strategies in a targeted manner. The aircraft engineering graduate has also made a name for himself as co-founder of the German Robotics Association and Robotics Ventures. Schmid said: "Agilox is a brand with a strong base and an equally high market potential. I look forward to contributing my experience to the company in order to continue to develop it profitably and position it durably on the market."

"With his years of experience in the robotics environment, Helmut Schmid brings in-depth technical as well as management expertise, and now as CEO of AGILOX, can further develop the company from its excellent starting position and support our planned growth with the goal of becoming the world's leading AMR provider," said Dr. Thorsten Dippel, managing director of the Carlyle Group, which has been a key partner of Agilox since June 2021.

Daniel Haider, managing director of Raiffeisen Invest Holding, said: "We are very pleased that such a renowned expert in robotics is putting his trust in Agilox. With Helmut Schmid as our new CEO, we are continuing the drive for dynamic growth at an international level."

Schmid's predecessor, Franz Humer, is also pleased with the new top manager: "It was particularly important to us as founders that the new CEO continues Agilox's successfully established strategy for the future, while furthering our brand DNA. In Helmut Schmid, Agilox is getting a CEO who will develop the company progressively and keep us on the right track for the future."

Humer is joining the board of Agilox as executive chairman and will prepare the company’s next strategic steps, notably in the area of product development and organisation in the US.

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