“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Wilfried Baumann for his contributions during his tenure as president of Alps Alpine Europe over the past 11 years,” said Alps Alpine Co CEO Hideo Izumi. “His leadership and strategic vision have been instrumental in driving the company’s growth and success, particularly in the European automotive market. We are delighted to appoint Sascha Kunzmann as the new President of Alps Alpine Europe. His experience, leadership skills and understanding of the European market make him ideally suited to lead Alps Alpine Europe in the next phase of its growth.”

New president Kunzmann joined Alps Alpine in 2007 and has held leading positions within sales, business development, purchasing and engineering.

He most recently served as v-p of engineering at Alps Alpine Europe, and since 2022 was also MD.

The company was founded in 1948 in Japan and is a manufacturer of electromechanical components and in-vehicle infotainment products.

Headquartered in Tokyo, it is a group of ~100 companies across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Alps Alpine Europe has been a subsidiary for over 40 years.

Based in Munich, it has ~560 people and sales offices in Duesseldorf, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Gothenburg, Milton Keynes, Milan and Paris.

Alps Alpine has manufacturing in Ireland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.