HEAD acoustics GmbH: Dr. Aulis Telle new member of management

12. Octobre 2017

• Managing director and associate Prof. Dr. Klaus Genuit now responsible for the division Research S&V
• Reinhard Scholz has retired

As of October 1, 2017 Dr.-Ing., Aulis Telle has been appointed as managing director of the HEAD acoustics GmbH. He succeeds Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Genuit, who founded the company in 1986, and is now responsible for product management, development, sales and distribution as well as consulting of the NVH division. Prof. Genuit remains managing director and takes on the responsibility for Research Sound & Vibration (S&V), merging the former departments Research NVH and Sound Perception and Assessment (SPA) of HEAD acoustics NVH division.

Dr. Aulis Telle, a specialist in digital signal processing and acoustic measurement technology holding a doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, started his career at HEAD acoustics GmbH six years ago. After three years together with Prof. Dr. Roland Sottek in the Research Department of the NVH division, he joined in the technical managing team as assistant of Prof. Genuit. In this position he was able to optimally prepare himself for his duties as managing director. “I’m very happy about the trust placed in me and the intensive cooperation with my colleagues both here at the headquarter in Herzogenrath and internationally, in order to successfully develop HEAD acoustics and to continue to achieve steady growth”.

In addition to this news in the active management, Mr. Reinhard Scholz, who was Commercial Director of HEAD acoustics GmbH from 1992 to 2016, is retiring. A year ago, Mr. Scholz handed over the commercial management to his successor Stephan Noth.  Until now, he remained responsible for the further expansion of the company’s international presence. He was particularly active in the founding of subsidiaries in South Korea and China. On September 15, 2017, Mr. Scholz received a ceremonial farewell during the employees’ meeting. As active board member of the HEAD-Genuit-Stiftung foundation, which holds a 30% share of HEAD acoustics GmbH, he remains tightly connected to the company.