Pierre Knuchel
About Pierre Knuchel
Pierre Knuchel is the Business Development Manager Europe Reliability Solutions OEM at Emerson Automation Solutions, with extensive experience in sales management and industrial engineering.
Current Title and Role
Pierre Knuchel is currently serving as the Business Development Manager Europe for Reliability Solutions OEM at Emerson Automation Solutions. Based in Baar, Zug, Switzerland, he focuses on driving business development initiatives across Europe, leveraging his extensive knowledge of the European market dynamics within the industrial engineering sector.
Previous Employment at GE
Prior to his current role, Pierre Knuchel worked as a Country Sales Manager at GE from 2005 to 2017. Over the span of 12 years, he honed his expertise in sales management, particularly concerning rotating machines and gas turbines. His role at GE significantly shaped his skills in customer relationship management and sales operations within the mechanical and industrial engineering sectors.
Early Career at Meggitt and Endes Engineering und Design
Pierre Knuchel has a solid foundation in the industrial engineering field, having worked at Meggitt and Endes Engineering und Design. From 2003 to 2005, he served as an Area Sales Manager at Meggitt in Fribourg, Switzerland. Before Meggitt, he worked at Endes Engineering und Design, first as a Development Engineer from 1999 to 2002 at various sites in the Bern area and then as an Office Manager from 2002 to 2003 in Bösingen, Bern Area, Switzerland.
Educational Background and Training
Pierre Knuchel holds an MBA in Executive and Integrated Management from the School of Business Administration in Fribourg, Switzerland, earned between 2002 and 2004. He also completed a Leadership Development Course at GE Crotonville, Florence in 2013. Additionally, he obtained an HES in Microtechnic Engineering from Ecole d'Ingénieurs de l'Arc Jurassien, where he studied from 1995 to 1998.
Expertise in Sales and Customer Relationship Management
Pierre Knuchel possesses extensive expertise in managing sales operations, specifically within the mechanical and industrial engineering sectors. He has substantial experience in customer relationship management (CRM), particularly within the context of industrial engineering. His sales management skills are well recognized, especially in the field of rotating machines and gas turbines.