Thomas Lingenberg
Managing Director GCE Druva, Manager GCE GmbH
In 1993, Thomas started as Project Engineer for DruVa GmbH (Heidelberg), a company which later became part of the GCE Group.
He began his career as a Sales Engineer in the sectors of packaging machines and automated inventory paternosters.
After the acquisition of DruVa, Thomas was appointed to develop GCE’s operations in the United States and was based at GCE in Cincinnati (OH) between 2001 and 2005.
In 2004, he also gained responsibility for GCE’s sector of specialty gas equipment, a function he is still responsible for today.
From 2007 to 2009 he began GCE’s operations in China, building the production center in Shanghai and introducing GCE DruVa products to the Asian market. Upon his return to Germany, he took charge of the Central West Europe sales region and continues to drive the GCE DruVa business on a global level.
Thomas got his MBA degree at the VWA - University Karlsruhe and is a state-certified technical engineer.
