Bob Linkenbach (47) has been appointed into the expanded executive management board of VIPA GmbH, taking effect from April 1st.
As CEO of the YASKAWA Europe GmbH subsidiary company Bob Linkenbach will take over the departments sales & marketing, corporate strategy, and finance.

With more than 17 years of VIPA experience Bob Linkenbach is well prepared for the new task. His professional career led him from export manager to entire sales manager and head of strategy. Besides being responsible for sales and marketing, Bob Linkenbach, together with Wolfgang Seel, has been responsible for the new reorientation and future positioning of VIPA over the past few years. With the merger of YASKAWA Europe GmbH in December 2012 VIPA faces many new aspects and challenges with the strategic reorientation and integration into the YASKWAW concern. Tailored, intelligent customer solutions from the portfolios of both companies will make VIPA a more attractive partner in the automation industry in the future - this will be rapidly implemented and further developed by Bob Linkenbach in his new position as CEO.