Philip D. Irving
Vice President Operations Europe & South America
Philip Irving was born in 1967 in the Republic of Ireland. He studied machine engineering at the University of Dublin and completed his degree in 1989. He was obtained an MBA in 2006 from Cranfield University. Philip is married and has two children. His hobbies include jogging, bicycling, and golf.
Professional development:
| 1989 | Product Engineer, NSK Limited, Tokyo/Japan |
| 1993 | Application Engineer, NSK Limited, Ann Arbor/USA |
| 1995 | Chief Engineer & Country Manager, Stabilus Japan Corporation, Tokyo/Japan |
| 1999 | Managing Director, Stabilus Limited/UK |
| 2004 | Vice President Operations Japan, Kautex, Japan |
| 2008 | Vice President Operations Europe & South America, Kautex, Bonn/Germany |
| 2012 | Vice President Integrated Supply Chain Global, Kautex Bonn/Germany |
Today:
Philip Irving is responsible for global procurement and logistics, and implementation of the Kautex Materials Excellence strategy.
