Semperit
Rui Soares is an experienced professional in operational excellence and manufacturing processes, currently serving as Global Operational Excellence Manager at SEMPERIT AG since November 2021. Prior to this, Rui held various leadership roles at AVL, including Team Leader for Manufacturing Technology Development and Team Leader for Production Process Engineering, where responsibilities encompassed optimizing manufacturing processes, managing product transitions, and implementing cost-saving measures. Rui's earlier positions included Industrial Engineering Manager at Wittur and several managerial roles in Engineering at the Distribution and Power Transformers Factory. Rui holds a Master's degree in Business Management and multiple post-graduate certificates in lean management, occupational safety, and strategy management, complemented by extensive educational background in electromechanical engineering.
Semperit
Semperit AG Holding is an Austria-based holding company engaged in the manufacturing of industrial rubber and plastic products. The Company operates in two sectors: Medical and Industrial. The Medical sector includes the Sempermed segment, which produces and sells gloves, including examination, protective and surgical gloves. The Industrial sector includes three segments: the Semperflex segment sells low-pressure and high-pressure hoses, which are reinforced with textiles (industrial hoses) or metal wires (hydraulic hoses); the Sempertrans segment focuses on the manufacturing and marketing of transport and conveyor belts, which are reinforced with either textile or steel carcasses, and the Semperform segment produces and markets molded and and extrusion products made of rubber and plastic. The Company has production facilities in over 15 countries on three continents, and maintains its own global distribution network with branches in Asia, Europe, the United States and Latin America.