COO & Managing Director at Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Österreich GesmbH
📍 Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Heiko Kayser is the COO and Managing Director at Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles in Austria. His career spans international plant management roles in South Africa and Poland for MAN Truck & Bus. He has a strong background in production, operational excellence, and global logistics. He studied at Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich.
He spearheaded the project that made a MAN truck assembly plant in South Africa the first carbon-neutral production site for the company in the world.
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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
COO & Managing Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Personality Overview
How Heiko shows up
Informal
Relationship Oriented
Enthusiastic
Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.
Priorities
Topics Heiko cares about
Operational Excellence
As a plant manager, his facility won a "Factory of the Year" award, highlighting his focus on high-quality series production and manufacturing efficiency.
Sustainable Manufacturing
Led the implementation of a large-scale solar power system at a production plant in South Africa, making it the first carbon-neutral MAN plant globally.
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Career
Work history
5-2020
COO & Managing Director
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Österreich GesmbH
7-2019 - 4-2020
Plant Manager - Senior Vice President
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Österreich GesmbH
10-2015 - 6-2019
Plant Manager
MAN Trucks Sp. z o.o.
11-2012 - 9-2015
Plant Manager
MAN Truck & Bus (South Africa)
5-2011 - 10-2012
Head of Plant Logistics
MAN Truck & Bus AG
In the press
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