New general manager at Parker Hannifin Netherlands
ERJ staff report (TP)
Oldenzaal, the Netherlands − Parker Hannifin Netherlands announced that after over 30 years of dedicated service its General Manager Herman Schutte will be leaving the company at the end of May 2014.
For almost 11 years, Schutte has been the General Manager of Sales Company Netherlands and under his guidance and leadership the sales company has grown from 80 to almost 200 employees and sales have tripled.
Schutte has contributed significantly to the growth that Parker has made in the field of building complete systems in the Netherlands. Production of hydraulic and pneumatic systems is now at such a high level – it’s now certified by Parker’s worldwide organisation as a Global Competence Center.
As his successor, Parker has appointed Freddy Eggengoor, who has been acting as General Manager since 1 January. Eggengoor joined Parker Netherlands in 1994.
With annual sales of $13bn (€9.5bn) in fiscal year 2013, Parker Hannifin is the “world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets”. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 49 countries around the world.
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Press release from Parker Hannifin Netherlands
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