August 17, 2023 TGW North America: Christian Lahnsteiner as New CEO

Mario Herndl, Chief Executive Officer of TGW North America, has decided to step away from his position and retire at the end of August.

• The experienced manager will succeed Mario Herndl who is retiring after more than 30 years at TGW
• Since its foundation in 2001, TGW North America has been established as a powerful systems integrator
• Today, renowned customers, like URBN, Victoria’s Secret, and GAP, trust in TGW’s knowledge and experience

(Marchtrenk) Christian Lahnsteiner, an experienced manager and intralogistics expert will be his successor.

Mario joined TGW in 1991 and was entrusted with various leadership roles over the course of his career. He moved to the United States in 2005 and has served as Chief Operating Officer (COO), and, since 2012, CEO of TGW North America. He contributed greatly to shaping the unit into an established systems integrator with more than 250 employees.

Christian Lahnsteiner as new CEO

Christian Lahnsteiner, will assume his new position as CEO of TGW North America August 17th. The Austrian has 14 years of leadership experience to prepare him for this new role. After his education in the field of mechatronics, he started his career with TGW in 2004, where he worked in Applications Engineering and Sales, before he became Director of Engineering, and later Managing Director of TGW North America.

Upon the spring 2021 sale of the TGW conveyor assets in Norton Shores, Christian stayed on as Managing Director for the new owner, Material Handling Systems Inc. (MHS). Now, as Chief Executive Officer of TGW North America, Christian Lahnsteiner will focus on expanding market share in the United States with his team.

Renowned companies trust the expertise of TGW North America

Today, renowned customers, like URBN, Victoria‘s Secret and GAP, rely upon the knowledge and experience of TGW North America and trust in TGW’s expertise for planning, realization, and on-going support of their highly automated fulfillment centers.

“I want to thank Mario Herndl for his great personal commitment and his years of dedication to building up our unit in the US, and I wish him all the best for his retirement,” emphasizes Harald Schröpf, Chief Executive Officer of TGW Logistics Group. “At the same time I am looking forward to working with Christian Lahnsteiner, and I am certain that he will boost the future development of TGW in North America.”

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About TGW Logistics Group:
TGW Logistics Group is one of the leading international suppliers of material handling solutions. For more than 50 years, the Austrian specialist has implemented automated systems for its international customers, including brands from A as in Adidas to Z as in Zalando. As systems integrator, TGW plans, produces and implements complex logistics centres, from mechatronic products and robots to control systems and software.

TGW Logistics Group has subsidiaries in Europe, China and the US and more than 4,400 employees worldwide. In the 2021/2022 business year, the company generated a total turnover of 924 million euros.

Contact:
TGW Logistics Group GmbH
A-4614 Marchtrenk, Ludwig Szinicz Straße 3
T: +43.50.486-0
F: +43.50.486-31
e-mail: tgw@tgw-group.com

Press contact:
Alexander Tahedl
Communications Specialist
T: +43.50.486-2267
M: +43.664.88459713
alexander.tahedl@tgw-group.com

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