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Facteon appoints John Cochrane new GM

The Group also appoints a new GM for Facteon China, to lead international expansion.

Mon, 16 Dec 2019

Global factory solutions specialist, Facteon, has appointed John Cochrane as the business’s new General Manager of Facteon Group.

Following the departure of the former general manager, Dave Body, Cochrane emerged as the preferred candidate following a year of service as head of group sales and encouraging business growth across several markets.

In August, Facteon’s China operation relocated to a larger, state-of-the-art facility in Qingdao, Shandong following a period of rapid growth. The facility now has 55 staff on board to boost its operations in the region.

The business has also recently completed a roll out of its industrial internet of things (IoT) factory software and hardware products across seven factories for New Zealand and China-based customers.

Cochrane has more than 20 years’ experience in senior management roles. Prior to joining Facteon last year, he was head of business attraction at Ateed (Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development Group) and, before that, the New Zealand Trade Commissioner for Southern China. He started his career as a chemical engineer and worked for Xerox Corporation before joining Commtest Instruments in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Eric Zhao

Supporting Cochrane’s mission to lead Facteon and deliver the latest automation, Industry 4.0 and IIoT solutions to factories across the globe, will be a new general manager for Facteon China, Eric Zhao.

Zhao worked with Haier for 11 years, before joining Facteon seven years ago. Building on his experience as strategic director and then vice general manager for Facteon China, the new role will see Zhao continue to grow the group’s capabilities and customer base in China.

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