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Saurer Group Appoints Hailin Xu As New CEO

• By  Textile Excellence
• July 03, 2024

Saurer Group has elevated Hailin Xu as the CEO of the company effective from 1^st July 2024 following Dr. Uwe Rondé’s desire to relinquish from his positions and leave the company. Hailin Xu, a Swiss citizen, joined the Saurer Group in 2018 as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Global Open End Product Line.

Prior to joining Saurer, Hailin Xu has served ABB Group in Switzerland from 2008 to 2018, serving as Vice President of Global Supply Chain for the Transformer Division. He brings extensive management experience and high intercultural expertise.

Hailin Xu holds a degree from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing and a Master's degree from the China Institute of Atomic Energy. He has completed his Master's in Business Administration from Lancaster University in the UK and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

"Given the drastic changes in the world and the challenges and opportunities Saurer is facing, we are very pleased that with Hailin Xu, we have been able to attract an internationally experienced manager with extensive knowledge in the strategic direction of the product and service business. He also deeply understands Eastern and Western cultures, enabling him to promote synergies even better," says Xueping Pan, Chairman of the Board of Saurer Group.

Dr Uwe Rondé has resigned from his positions as Group CEO, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for personal reasons. The Saurer’s Supervisory Board acknowledged and thanked Dr. Rondé for his great contribution to the company's development during his tenure.

Given the drastic changes in the world and the challenges and opportunities Saurer is facing, we are very pleased that with Hailin Xu, we have been able to attract an internationally experienced manager with extensive knowledge in the strategic direction of the product and service business," - Xueping Pan, Chairman of the Board, Saurer Group