America. Bosch announced a new regional board to oversee its mobility business in North and South America, led by Paul Thomas as president of the Americas for Bosch Mobility.
Beginning in January 2024, Thomas will assume the new role of president of the Americas and lead the regional board of Bosch Mobility Americas. Thomas will oversee technology, strategy and sales for the Americas region.
"Paul has a proven track record of driving growth in our mobility business. His leadership will be instrumental in helping us support our customers and realize our potential in a key growth region for Bosch globally," said Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch North America.
Mansuetti continues in his role of leading Bosch's growth across the company's four sectors in North America, a portfolio with $15.3 billion in sales in 2022.
Thomas currently serves as executive vice president of Mobility Solutions, Americas, where he is responsible for sales, marketing and quality for the region's $10 billion mobility business, according to the company.
He is also responsible for Bosch's global business with Ford Motor Company. He has more than 25 years of experience in mobility and has held senior leadership positions in sales, production control, logistics, manufacturing and business unit management.
His global leadership experience while at Bosch includes several years abroad in Germany, as well as responsibilities in the areas of global product development and global commercial sales.
Thomas completed an immersion management regimen at Carnegie Mellon University, with a distinctive focus on innovation and managing global teams.
Bosch also recently announced a realignment of its global mobility business from January 2024 as Bosch Mobility. According to the company, a primary focus of the realignment is to strengthen regions to serve the needs of new and existing customers even better and faster with customized technologies and solutions.
