NORMA Group SE has attracted Dr. Daniel Heymann (40) as new member of the Management Board responsible for the operating business. The supervisory board of the company appointed him chief operating officer (COO) with effect from May 1, 2023. Heymann succeeds Dr. Friedrich Klein (60), who will step down from the Management Board on April 30, 2023.

The Supervisory Board and Dr. Friedrich Klein have mutually agreed that, in accordance with his own wishes, Dr. Klein will step down from his position on the Management Board and as COO early. Dr. Daniel Heymann has extensive management experience in the industry and has been responsible for the global operating business for vehicle interiors as Executive Vice President at Dräxlmaier Group since 2020. The Dräxlmaier Group is an international automotive supplier with about 65 sites in over 20 countries.

The company generated sales of EUR 4.6 billion in 2021. Dr. Heymann previously held various positions within the Group, including General Manager of a production plant and COO for component manufacturing, where his responsibilities also covered battery management systems for electric vehicles. He has successfully evaluated processes and capacities in production on several occasions over the course of his career and optimized them in line with lean management principles.

In doing so, he explicitly focused on customer orientation, continuous improvement and internal change management. Dr. Heymann is a German national who started his professional career with an apprenticeship as a carpenter. He graduated with a degree in engineering and a doctorate from the Technical University of Dresden.