KUKA UK appoints Mike Wilson as MD

Recognised as a manufacturing champion in the elite Manufacturers Top 100 in 2018, Wilson is a published author of "Implementation of Robot Systems" which has been translated into Chinese. He made a cameo appearance on Tomorrow’s World Live in 2018 and has appeared on BBC News, commenting as BARA Chairman on Theresa May’s pledge to invest £2bn a year in an effort to boost the technology industry and improve UK’s competitiveness in the global arena.

"I am very happy to be joining KUKA and looking forward to the opportunity to develop the UK and Irish business further, as we continue as a successful, profitable business, a great place to work and a trusted supplier. My ambition is for KUKA to be recognised as the leading robot company in the UK," commented Wison.

“Automation and robotics has proven its ability to support manufacturers across a wide range of industries transform their operational performance. Increasing productivity, improving efficiencies and better equipping them to react to changing market trends. Together with KUKA and their network of system partners and integrators, we want to help manufacturers transform their business output utilising KUKA robots and autonomous systems."

Chief regional officer, KUKA Europe, Middle East, Latin America & India, Robotics Division, Jeff Nowill, added: “Mike Wilson has over 35 years’ experience in automation and comes with a successful background in Strategic Management, Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Project Management. Mike brings with him extensive experience in the automotive sector and has an abundance of knowledge of the markets in which we operate, and we are confident that Mike will continue to drive our successful organisation forward."