News Wilfried de Backer Named Bystronic Chief Service Officer

Mechanical engineer (Eindhoven Technical University), MBA (Purdue University), born in 1969, a Dutch national, has headed the Service division since October 2025. Prior to joining Bystronic, he worked at Rieter AG from 2016 to 2025, most recently as Senior Vice President After Sales Operations. He began his professional career in 1998 at ABB Power Service (later acquired by Alstom and General Electric). There he held various management positions, including Head of Repair Services in the United Arab Emirates and Director of Manufacturing Operations in the United States. 

From 2011 to 2016, he was General Manager Spare Parts Delivery at General Electric Service in Switzerland. He has more than 25 years of international management experience in after sales, supply chain management, and transformation.