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Tonio joined PolyTechnos in
2003. Previously, he was President, COO, and CFO of Sauer, which he took public
in 1998 (NYSE: SHS) and which merged with Danfoss Mobile Hydraulics in 2000,
creating a USD 1 billion company. Sauer is one of the world's largest
manufacturers of mobile hydraulic equipment, with operations in the U.S.,
Germany, U.K., Italy, Slovakia, and China. Tonio created the Slovakia and China
divisions. Until 1986, he was audit division manager at Arthur Andersen in
Düsseldorf, Germany.
Tonio has long term
experience as a board member and currently serves on the boards of PolyTechnos'
advised funds' portfolio companies DBD, Nanotron, NLN, and Panoratio, as well as
Framepool. Tonio
received his graduate degree in electrical engineering and his Ph.D. in business
administration from the Technical University of Berlin. He also is a Certified
Public Accountant and a Certified Tax Adviser. |