Gerhard Heimlinger

Gerhard Heimlinger is an experienced quality management professional with a robust career spanning over 25 years. The current role at Kontron since February 2016 as Director and Head of Quality Management EMEA involves overseeing quality processes across the region. Prior to this, Gerhard served as Director of Quality Management at Leica Geosystems, where responsibilities included global quality oversight, management system compliance, and product safety and legal compliance. Earlier positions include Quality Manager roles at Emerson Network Power and Motorola, focusing on quality responsibilities for the EMEA and APAJ regions, complaint management, and compliance auditing. Gerhard’s career began at Force Computers, managing quality contacts and implementing quality management systems. Gerhard holds a Diplom Physiker univ. degree in Physics from the Technical University of Munich.