Olaf Gehrels
InvestorFounderCo-Founder at Coboworx at PICUS CAPITAL · Co-Founder & CEO at Coboworx
Treves, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
FoundedCoboworx
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About
Automation industry executive with 25+ years at FANUC and MIDEA/KUKA, co-founder of Coboworx providing DIY robot technology for SMEs. Focus area: robotics.
Co-Founder & CEO at Coboworx
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Experience
- LVDCGOcurrent2026 — presentGullegem / Belgium
- Deutscher Robotik VerbandVorstandsmitgliedcurrent2020 — present
- coboworxCo-founder & CEO2019 — 2025Salmtal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Midea Group (Fortune Global 500 Company)General Manager Midea Robotics Company2017 — 2019Shunde (Foshan, Guangdong, China)
- Servotronix Motion ControlChairman2017 — 2019Petah Tikva, Center District, Israel
- FANUC EuropePresident & CEO2003 — 2016Echternach / Luxembourg
- FANUC EuropePresident & CEO2003 — 2012Echternach / Luxembourg
- FANUC Japan CorporationMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2016Japan
Skills & more
Corporate ManagementGlobal StrategyIndustrie 4.0DigitalisierungCEOGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCorporate StrategyGrowth GenerationBusiness Partner RelationsLeadership DevelopmentTeam MotivationTurnaround-Management
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Change ManagementOrganisation DevelopmentAutomationRoboticsProduct DevelopmentLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Japanisch · Spanisch
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Olaf Gehrels?
- Automation industry executive with 25+ years at FANUC and MIDEA/KUKA, co-founder of Coboworx providing DIY robot technology for SMEs. Focus area: robotics.
- Where does Olaf Gehrels work?
- Olaf Gehrels is Co-Founder & CEO of Coboworx and Co-Founder at Coboworx at PICUS CAPITAL.
- What companies did Olaf Gehrels found?
- Olaf Gehrels founded Coboworx.
- Where did Olaf Gehrels go to school?
- Olaf Gehrels studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Technical University of Munich (Diplom-Ingenieur, Maschinenbau).
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