Michael Druml, an influential supply chain management executive who played a major role in the logistics, supply chain and purchasing operations for divisions of Daimler and later Magna, died suddenly this week. He was 60 years old.
Druml was widely respected and admired across the European automotive logistics industry, notably for his essential role in shaping the supply chain organisation for Magna Steyr, the contract vehicle assembly and engineering arm of Magna, which has a large manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria that today produces vehicles for OEMs including BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar. More recently, he had a senior position overseeing Magna’s wider European purchasing and supply chain management.
Magna’s executive management team has acknowledged his passing with shock and grief. Günther Apfalter, president of Magna Europe and Magna Steyr, paid tribute in an email sent to employees and shared with Automotive Logistics.
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