Krone subsidiary and axle system provider, Gigant, has appointed a new Managing Director.
Andreas Klein, a mechanical engineer who has worked in various cross-functional management roles at automotive supplier ZF, including in China and the USA, has been given the position. Klein also held a management position at Schmitz Cargobull and then concentrated on the automotive and manufacturing sectors as a consultant.
In his new role at Gigant, Klein will focus on ensuring the company’s profitable growth by exploiting cost-cutting potential, expanding the customer base and extending the product portfolio.
“As an innovative solution provider for axle systems, Gigant offers exciting conditions for the next development steps,” he said. “I am looking forward to taking on this challenge together with the Gigant team and thus making an important contribution to implementing the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group’s key themes – electrification, digitalisation, automation and sustainability.’
Gigant has been producing customised axle system solutions for a wide range of commercial vehicle trailers since 1953, becoming part of the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group in 2013. Its product range extends from light axles with axle loads of 5.5 tons to heavy-duty and low-loader axles with axle loads of 12 tons.
Gigant currently employs more than 200 people on a production area of 59,000 m² and sells its products in over 75 countries worldwide.
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