Star SU Announces New President

Star SU, part of the Star Cutter family of companies, has announced Andreas Blind will take on the role of president of Star SU, reporting to Star Cutter President and COO Jeff Lawton and replacing David Goodfellow, who is transitioning to an advisory role with the company. Blind’s responsibilities are to facilitate and guide the sales operations of the organization, as well as serving as the chief commercial officer on the Star Cutter Company’s board of directors.

“We are extremely pleased to have Andy join our organization,” Lawton says. “His sales experience and understanding of international markets makes him a great fit and asset to the company, bringing unique strengths and capabilities that can lead our organization to increased sales growth.”

Blind’s experience encompasses product engineering as well as sales within the metrology and machine tool market, including Smart technologies that support Industry 4.0. Most recently, he served as head of sales, marketing and applications at Wenzel Group GmbH, with global responsibility for a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, aviation, defense and medical, which parallels the markets that Star SU serves. Prior to Wenzel, he spent 17 years in variety of positions at Jenoptik Smart Manufacturing, last serving as vice president of metrology, light and production of North America.

Blind is a graduate of the Hochschule Furtwangen University with a diploma in Engineering. He will work out of the Star Cutter Farmington Hills, Michigan office.