Gerold Lucas

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Member of the Executive Board - Business Division Electronics - Head of global Operations at Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.

Greater Bielefeld Area, Germany

Overview

Gerold Lucas serves as the Head of Global Operations for the Electronics Division at HELLA, managing the worldwide production network. His career is built on deep expertise in lean production management, continuous improvement, and complex assembly systems within the automotive and electronics industries. He holds a Diplom from Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven.

Gerold is a leader who expresses great pride in his global team, recently bringing them together for a leadership workshop. On a personal level, he has demonstrated immense resilience while navigating a challenging health journey and has been open about his recovery process.

Unique fact: Following a major stroke in 2023, he has been candidly sharing his difficult but determined path to recovery.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Not Very Vocal

Deliberate

They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Global Operations
As a Member of the Executive Board, he is responsible for the entire global production network for HELLA's electronics business division.
Lean Production
His specialties include a wide range of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies like KAIZEN, Kanban, TQM, and TPM.
Automotive Electronics
His career has been centered on electronics production for the automotive industry, and he shows interest in major players like BMW and Volkswagen.

Media Appearances

Gerold has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2012
Member of the Executive Board - Business Division Electronics - Head of global Operations at Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
10-2010 - 7-2012
Head of Global Production Centre (Plant Director) at Festo AG & Co. KG
11-2007 - 10-2010
COO (Technischer Geschäftsleiter) at nobilia-Werke J. Stickling GmbH & Co. KG
9-2006 - 10-2007
Head of global electronics production at Hella
10-2001 - 8-2006
Plant Director at Hella

Education

1986 - 1990
Diplom from Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven

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Exp : 24 Location : Greater Bielefeld Area, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Member of the Executive Board - Business Division Electronics - Head of global Operations at Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
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Insights For Selling To Gerold

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gerold is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gerold

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gerold move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Gerold take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

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