Meet our Powerful Team
Management Board
HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM
Dr. Bahadir Basdere
Chief Executive Officer
Trench Group CEO since 2019
>20 years of industry experience
Previous global executive roles with broad functional responsibilities
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- VP Bushings, Instrument Transformers & Coils Siemens Energy
- VP & CEO Liquid Immersed Distribution Transformers Siemens
- CEO Siemens Energy Liquid Immersed Distribution Transformers
- CEO TACR GmbH
Brigitte Kurz
Chief Financial Officer
Trench Group CFO since 2024
26 years of experience in finance
Previous global executive rotes in finance with capital market experience
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- Group CFO IGEFA SE
- Group CFO Wolford AG
- CFO Europe DMG MORI AG
- VP Controlling Carcoustics
Klaus Merklein
Chief Sales Officer
Trench Group Global VP of Sales since 2016
22 years of experience in the industry
Previous global leadership roles with focus on sales, marketing, strategy,
business development and product management
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- VP Bushings Business Siemens Energy
- Head of Country Strategies Siemens Energy Management
- Global Segment Leader Nexans
Advisory Board
STEERING OUR STRATIGIC PATH
Michael Gahleitner
Chairman
Michael Gahleitner is a Managing Partner and Co-Head of Industrial Tech at Triton. Before that, Michael held various senior management positions at Hilti Corporation.
Joakim Olsson
Member
Joakim Olsson is a Partner at Triton. Before that, Joakim was the President and CEO of SAG Group GmbH.
Steffen Reimund
Member
Jasmin Staiblin
Member
Our regional Teams
PROVEN LEADERS IN EVERY MARKET
RONALD SCHMID
Trench Austria CEO
TODIN PANAYOTOV
Trench Bulgaria CEO
SELIM HOSTUT
Trench Canada CEO
Zhongli Xu
Trench China (THVS) CEO
SEBASTIEN SEBAIKHI
Trench France CEO
MARCO RICHTER
Trench Germany CEO
MATTEO GARRA
Trench Italy CEO
MATTHIAS BACA
HSP Germany CEO
DR. NILS VON DIETMAN
HSP US CEO