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Lenze Americas welcomes new Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Lenze, an automation company for the machine-building industry and a specialist in motion-centric automation, recently announced the appointment of Vice President of Sales and Marketing Michael Harper to the Lenze Americas executive team.

“We are excited to welcome Mike to the Lenze Americas team, and look forward to supporting his plans to strategically develop sales and significantly expand our market share in North America,” said Christian Wendler chairman of the Lenze executive board. “His in-depth knowledge of robotics, motion control, and industrial automation will be a real asset to our sales channel and our customers.”

Harper is an experienced sales professional, with extensive expertise in strategic growth leadership and sales management. His industry background includes many years in sales leadership positions at Festo, Soft Robotics, and AutoGuide Mobile Robots.

“I look forward to contributing to Lenze Americas continuous path of growth in North America and reinforcing its strong reputation as a responsive and technology-forward automation company,” said Harper. “For me, customer success and satisfaction should be the key drivers in every step of our business development and improvement.”

Harper holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. in finance from East Carolina University.

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