Wolfgang Schenk, VP of Business Development Industrial Automation at Belden Inc., has a rich history as a telecommunications engineer and a pioneer in industrial automation. With over four decades of experience, Wolfgang was instrumental in transitioning Ethernet technology to fiber optics at Hirschman, now a part of Belden, and later introduced Ethernet to industrial applications. Today, as Managing Director of all Belden facilities in Germany and VP for global M&A activities, he leverages his deep technical background and comprehensive industry knowledge to drive innovation and strategic growth within the company.
Opportunistic M&A can lead to bad acquisitions that don’t align with the company’s overall strategic goals. This creates a disjointed portfolio and integration challenges that could cause massive value leaks. In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Wolfgang Schenk, VP of M&A at Belden, discusses the art of executing programmatic M&A to increase chances of M&A success.