Saurer Group announces Hailin Xu as CEO

Saurer Group has appointed Hailin Xu as CEO, succeeding Dr. Uwe Rondé.

Hailin Xu joined Saurer Group in 2018 as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Global Open End Product Line. He was born in China and is now a Swiss citizen, with substantial management experience and strong intercultural skills.

Hailin Xu graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He also holds a Master’s degree from the China Institute of Atomic Energy and a Master’s in Business Administration from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

He previously worked for the ABB Group in Switzerland from 2008 until 2018, where he was Vice President of Global Supply Chain for the Transformer Division.

“Given the drastic changes in the world and the many 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,” said Xueping Pan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saurer Group.

Saurer is a leading globally operating technology company focusing on innovations for the processing of fibre and yarn, including machinery, components, and software and regularly attends textile events in Bangladesh, and provides sourcing to the country.