Salim Haffar, who’s among the active names of the facility transmission sector each in Turkey and in the world, has been promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager from his position as International Sales and Marketing Director, which he has held for eight years at the domestic gearbox big İ-Mak Gearbox.
Haffar, who was elected as the President of EuroTrans, the largest organization on the planet overlaying all of the manufacturers of the facility transmission sector, one yr ago, also plays an energetic role in the Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (MIB). Haffar, who will continue his profession at İ-Mak Gearbox at a higher degree, represents each his firm and Turkey within the American Gear Manufacturers Association.
Salim Haffar, one of many rare names recognized by the trade on a world scale, takes an energetic role in plenty of organizations. Representing Turkey’s power transmission trade on a global scale with its sectoral information, visionary construction and the power of I-Mak, Haffar shares the work they carry out in many organizations with our journal.
Who is Salim Haffar?
I am a citizen of Morocco and France. In 2010, I graduated from the University of Lyon, Department of International Trade. I determined to settle in Turkey 10 years ago on account of the experiences I gained in various international locations throughout and after my education life. I took part in large international projects in numerous sectors in Turkey. I started working at İ-MAK Gearbox 8 years in the past with the need to hold my curiosity in industry and know-how to skilled life. I even have been persevering with my business life as Export Manager, as Assistant General Manager since January 2022. In this place, I proceed my sales, export and advertising actions on behalf of İ-Mak Gearbox. I believe that in this new activity I assumed with the trust of our company’s founding companions and board of administrators, within the gentle of my international perspective and experience, I-MAK Gearbox will set an instance for the sector with its innovative projects and works.
We have been working for a number of years at EuroTrans, the worldwide umbrella group of the facility transmission business. For the last 1 12 months, I really have been the Chairman of the Board of EuroTrans. However, I proceed to symbolize Turkey in various establishments and worldwide associations.
With the motto that knowledge positive aspects value when shared, I decided to establish an association in 2019 to find a way to contribute to the development of the nation that hosted me. 2 years ago, I based the TECHNOMADS Association, which goals to provide technical supplies to universities and vocational high colleges by working in numerous places in Turkey, and to supply training and internship alternatives to college students, with the gathering of priceless sponsors and supporters. I am very pleased to have the flexibility to help more than 6000 college students with visits to 14 universities and dozens of vocational excessive faculties by completing 15,000 kilometers in Turkey. I believe that the venture, which continues despite the pandemic, will grow extra with new supporters and contribute to the event of the country.
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What is EuroTrans? Could you inform us about its importance in the sector and its work?
Founded 50 years ago in France, the EuroTrans Federation right now represents a sector value forty billion with 600 active member corporations and 8 national associations. เกจ์วัดแรงดัน , the most important organization in the world masking all manufacturers of the gearbox, bearing and energy transmission trade, brings together main corporations on a global scale. EuroTrans, which has been working for 50 years with the vision of creating expertise in gear manufacturing and energy transmission sector; we decide the quality standards for the sector, carry out researches, present trainings, perform lobbying actions on behalf of the sector and comply with technological and financial values.
I am honored to be elected because the president of the federation in 2021 with the votes of the member companies after serving on the board of administrators for about 2 years and to symbolize Turkey in this organization as a member of the Machinery Manufacturers Association.
You have an energetic function within the trade on a worldwide scale. Can you consider the state of affairs of the power transmission sector in Turkey?
In addition to working within the power transmission sector for many years, I can say that our industry has a really dynamic construction in Turkey, as both the President of EuroTrans and an individual who takes an active position within the Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (MIB). However, despite this dynamic structure, I suppose that we’ve a protracted way to go so as to reach a competitive place in the world as a sector.
As İ-Mak Gearbox, we’re working for the development of the sector in Turkey with the duties we have taken in each EuroTrans and MIB. As a result of our visits abroad, we see that the industry has developed, however there are deficiencies in requirements and unity. As İ-MAK, we are carrying out studies that will result in these.
With the order supplied by numerous organizations everywhere in the world, sector stakeholders create sure quality requirements and added value. There are many various leagues for firms operating within the energy transmission sector in Turkey. As the business, we have to come together to set requirements and produce greater quality and efficiency-oriented products. It is essential for us to develop a tradition of competition amongst brands in Turkey by creating an understanding of efficiency and added worth in phrases of standards and unity. Abandoning the competitors carried out by producing cheaper and identical merchandise in the sector; It should be our precedence to create an understanding of production in requirements that can improve efficiency and added value.
As an trade, our share of the world market has not but reached the extent we have to be. We have a major progress potential in exports. We should not neglect that we have to represent our country as a union in the worldwide market as a result of the value-added and standardized manufacturing strategy we are going to achieve throughout the nation. For this cause, I care that extra corporations become members of national and international institutions and I see it as a driving drive for the event of our country.
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