Celebrating 70 years of Innovation
At Autosplice, we have a passion for developing and marketing innovative interconnect solutions for our customers globally. We continually strive to be our customers’ first choice in every market that we serve by exceeding commitments, delivering high quality products and demanding operational excellence while pursuing the highest standards of business practices.
Ken Krone, CEO
TEAM
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
Ken Krone
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / PRESIDENT
In his 30-year career in the interconnect industry, Ken has managed every area of the business, from marketing and manufacturing to product development and strategic management. He previously served as Vice President of Global Business Development and President, Advanced Connector Solutions Group for Autosplice.
Jeff Cartwright
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Prior to joining Autosplice, Jeff served as Chief Financial Officer at Pacific Consolidated Industries, CFO at Anacomp and CFO at New Horizons Worldwide. He has held financial management roles at various companies including SOLA Optical, Borg-Warner Security and Emerson Electric.
WeiChong Goh
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ASIA PACIFIC
Wei Chong has over 20 years in the interconnect manufacturing industry. Since the opening of Autosplice Dongguan, China in 2004 he has lead Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management and Quality to support the Asia Pacific market.
Takeshi Yoshikawa
DIRECTOR, JAPAN & KOREA OPERATIONS
Takeshi has spent over 20 years in the electronics component industry. He joined Autosplice in 1999 as Japan finance manager and extended his overall role to Korea operations as business manager of both entities. He is also responsible for finance and administration departments for all of Autosplice Asia.
Patrick Frank
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUTOSPLICE EUROPE
Patrick has over 25 years of excellent experiences in the automotive division. There he took over several leadership roles as factory manager, service director and director R&D. Based on his strong quality experience he started at Autosplice as director quality to move to the new IATF standard.
+49. 151. 151. 959. 47
NORTH AMERICAN SALES TEAM
Shawn O'Callaghan
VP of Sales & Marketing
Shawn has over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry with a strong background in electronics, safety, and infotainment. He has held positions in Purchasing, Program Management, Marketing and Sales. His strong background in building teams which provide outstanding customer support make Shawn an excellent addition to our executive management team. He is responsible for Sales and Marketing in the North American region.
Jorge Chavez
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Jorge has over 15 years of experience with strong background in Manufacturing Engineering, Program and Product Management. Jorge also has significant experience supporting his clients’ needs in the electromechanical industry.
Josh Lojewski
PRODUCT MANAGER
Josh has over 17 years of electronics experience with a focus on supporting the Automotive industry. He has held positions as Field Sales Engineer, Account Manager and Program Manager at various companies. Josh has a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, components, development, engineering, validation, quality, logistics and product life cycle management.
EUROPEAN SALES TEAM
Henry Kaufmann
KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
Country Focus: Europe
Since 2000, Henry has gained experience in sales and project management and has worked for key customers such as Robert Bosch, Johnson Controls and Valeo.
Due to his excellent education, Henry is skilled in sound knowledge in the fields of metal and composite components, complex assemblies and international experience in project management and product development in the field of stamping and forming.
+49. 151.121. 055. 85
Denis Schröder
SALES ENGINEER
Country Focus: Europe
With almost 40 years of professional experience in the fields of microelectronics, solar, splice and pin insertion technology, Denis has got the ability to provide excellent customer advice in technical solutions and sales activities.
+49 160 3673579
Nick Salzer
SALES ENGINEER - SPLICE TECHNOLOGY
Country Focus: Europe
Nick has many years of experience in tool manufacturing in the automotive and aerospace industries. With his excellent skills and his profound knowledge of metal and tooling Nick creates the optimal splice connection for your application.
+49 151 14859103
Jürgen Diehl
SALES ENGINEER
Country Focus: Europe
Jürgen has more than 25 years of experience as a Key Account Manager with international OEM's in the automotive industry.
His extensive expertise in product and project management and sales as well as his technical knowledge of connector systems and plastic components provides an excellent basis for advising customers from a technical and commercial perspective.
+49 151 25723561
NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER SERVICE
Belem Pardo
CUSTOMER SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Lluvia Gaxiola
ORDER MANAGEMENT AGENT
Juan Rueda
ORDER MANAGEMENT AGENT
EUROPEAN CUSTOMER SERVICE
Pia Küttlinger
DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN & CUSTOMER SERVICE