Alfred Lee joins Schaeffler as President Industrial Asia Pacific, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in the process and automation industries. Alfred will be in charge of the company’s expansion across several industrial sectors in the Asia Pacific area, including two-wheelers.
Schaeffler, a leading worldwide automotive and industrial supplier, recently appointed Alfred Lee as President Industrial Asia Pacific, effective September 29, 2021, succeeding Martin Schreiber, who departed Schaeffler on August 1, 2021, to pursue other possibilities.
Alfred will oversee the company’s growth throughout several industrial sectors in the Asia Pacific area, including two-wheelers, off-road, rail, aerospace, raw materials, industrial automation, power transmission, and wind.
Alfred was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at IMI Norgren before joining Schaeffler. Alfred has about 30 years of professional experience in the process and automation industries, having worked for companies such as ABB, Emerson Process Management, and McDermott International.
“I am thrilled to be joining Schaeffler, a prominent innovation partner in the automotive and industrial sectors, to help the company’s efforts to enable industrial business transformation. Schaeffler’s enormous expenditures in innovation and localization of production in the region have allowed the company to become a global leader in a variety of industries, according to Alfred. “I’m excited to work with our partners as we chart the course for the future of mobility and motion.”
Dharmesh Arora, Regional CEO for Schaeffler Asia Pacific, commented on the new appointment, saying, “As we continue to extend our footprint and network into emerging market sectors in the region, I am thrilled to welcome Alfred as a vital part of our Industrial team in the Asia Pacific.” With our strategic focus on Industry 4.0 and localising our manufacturing presence, I am convinced that Alfred will be able to lead and accelerate our industrial business transformation in the region even further.”
Driving Asia Pacific's Industrial Transformation
Schaeffler recently released its award-winning OPTIME condition monitoring solution in Singapore and Korea, in addition to Europe, China, the United States, Canada, and selected Asia Pacific nations, demonstrating its commitment to industrial innovation and change (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and India). With the OPTIME, SmartCheck, and ProLink, Schaeffler can provide a holistic and complete monitoring solution for any manufacturing plant, thereby adding value to its bearing solutions for our customers.
As part of its growth and localization strategy, Schaeffler has expanded its regional production footprint to include three production hubs for industrial bearings and components in Vietnam and India, as well as a local presence in 18 countries across four different sub-regions in the Asia Pacific, including India, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia/ Pacific. The industrial production plants in Vietnam and India are providing quality products to customers worldwide, leveraging the expertise and application knowledge of the global Schaeffler network, with strategic plans to develop the production hub in Vietnam as a digital pilot plant for its global production system.
