Management Team

European President

Helge Puhlmann has been European President of YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2001. He handles all management responsibilities regarding the European market. Helge Puhlmann is the founder and one of the managing directors of the predecessor company from which YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS Germany emerged in 1992. In the first years, his main tasks included building up long-term relationships with key accounts, establishing various European subsidiaries, setting up the European design center and putting together a strong management team. In the past years, he focused on the establishment of an independent production in Europe as well as the definition of the future product strategy.

Managing Director

Seiichi Kanai has been Managing Director at Yamaichi Electronics Deutschland GmbH since March 2014. He is responsible for corporate management and financial administration as well as the cooperation with the other companies of the Yamaichi Electronics worldwide group. He has been working for Yamaichi Electronics at various locations since the 1990s. Among other positions, he was responsible for the Taiwan branch as Manging Director for several years.

Sales and Marketing Director

Christoph Prem has been Sales and Marketing Director at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2007. He is responsible for all sales activities in Europe (EMEA), including the distribution business and all marketing activities. Prior to this position, he worked as head of Connector Solutions division and as market manager for the Wireless Communications division, when he joined YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS in 2004.

Human Resources & Administration Director

Verena Remppis has been Human Resources & Administration Director at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2007. In this position she is responsible for human resources, finance and logistics. Prior to this pos she was head of the Human Resources Department. She joined YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS in 2001 as an employee in the personnel department.

Engineering Manager

Michael Quiter has been Engineering Manager at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2004.
He is responsible for all research and development activities within Europe.
Among other things, he played a key role in the establishment of the design centre in Tunisia and in setting up an internal test laboratory and facilities for electronic and mechanical simulation. He also introduced IATF16949 into the development process.

Division Manager Connector Solutions

Manuela Gutmann has been Division Manager for Connector Solutions at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2007. Her responsibilities include the strategic development of the division and the coordination of product and project management. Prior to this position, she worked as a product manager at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2004.

Division Manager Test Solutions

Thomas Rein has been Division Manager for Test Solutions at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2001. In this position, he works on the expansion of the business unit and coordinates product and project management.
He was a leading member during the setup of the European manufacturing plant and as interims manager, he supervised the engineering team for six months.

Quality Manager

Andreas Quattrer has been head of the quality department at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS since 2013. He is responsible for all aspects of quality, environmental, audit and supplier management for Europe and for ensuring the quality of the products. As one of the first companies in Germany he successfully introduced ISO9001:2015 at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS. In 2010 he started working at YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS as a product manager.