Helmut Schmid, long-standing head of Germany and Western Europe at cobot market leader Universal Robots, is taking over the management of Agilox. With Schmid, an internationally experienced managing director and robotics enthusiast is driving the further expansion of the company. Most recently, he was Managing Director of the German cobot pioneer Franka Emika GmbH in Munich.

New top management for Agilox

Helmut Schmid is a specialist in growth strategies, business development, change management, internationalization, sales and marketing. In his career, he has already founded several companies, managed them profitably and, in particular, implemented scalable business models, often developing new sales processes and structures and implementing new go-to-market strategies in a targeted manner. The graduate aircraft engineer has also made a name for himself as co-founder of the German Robotics Association and Robotics Ventures GmbH. Now the new CEO of Agilox wants to drive the further development of the company and internationalize it. "Agilox is a brand with a strong foundation and equally strong market potential. I look forward to contributing my experience to the company in order to continue to develop it profitably and position it on the market in the long term," says Schmid.

Seamless transition
"Thanks to his many years of experience in the robotics environment, Helmut Schmid brings in-depth technical and management expertise to further develop Agilox as CEO on the basis of its excellent starting position and to support our growth plans to become the world's leading AMR provider," says Dr. Thorsten Dippel, Managing Director of the Carlyle Group, which has been a strong partner of Agilox since June 2021. Daniel Haider, Managing Director of Raiffeisen Invest Holding GmbH & Co KG, also emphasizes the international industry experience of the new CEO: "We are very pleased that Agilox has gained the trust of a renowned robotics expert. With Helmut Schmid as our new CEO, we will continue to drive dynamic growth at an international level." The company's previous CEO, Franz Humer, is also looking forward to the new leadership: "It was particularly important to us founders that the new CEO continues Agilox's successfully established forward strategy and carries on our brand DNA. With Helmut Schmid, Agilox will have a CEO who will progressively develop the company and set the final course for the future."

Schmid is also looking forward to the new challenge: "I am looking forward to continuing the good preparatory work with the entire team and being able to help write the Agilox success story from now on. Internationalization and the further expansion of the headquarters in Neukirchen near Lambach are just some of the focal points that I am very much looking forward to." Franz Humer is moving to the Agilox Board as Executive Chairman and is preparing the next strategic steps for the company - particularly in terms of product development and the expansion of the USA. Dirk Erlacher is moving to China and will develop the Asian market from Shanghai.