Joachim Blenz

Joachim Blenz is an experienced professional in the field of operations and quality management, currently serving as Managing Director of Cooper Standard Technical Rubber GmbH in Mannheim and Vice President of Quality and Continuous Improvement for Europe since August 2013. Prior to this, Joachim held the position of Vice President of Operations Europe at Superior Essex from April 2012 to July 2013. With a strong background in operations, Joachim spent nearly two decades at Johnson Controls as General Manager of Operations Metal Europe from April 1993 to March 2012. Additional experience includes serving as Quality Manager at KEIPER RECARO and working as a welding specialist at YMOS GmbH. Joachim earned a Master's degree in Total Quality Management from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and has a degree from Technische Hochschule Ulm.