The CEO Magazine Asia – July 2019

Würth Group was founded in Germany in

1945 and specialises in fasteners and assembly

materials. It consists of over 400 companies in more

than 80 countries with around 78,000 employees,

developing everything from screws to chemical-

technical products, to personal protection equipment

• a range of more than 125,000 products.
  Larry first joined its subsidiary, Würth Service
  Supply, in the US in 2004. He worked as District
  Manager for its businesses in Wichita, Kansas, and
  Springfield, Missouri. After his success in turning
  those businesses around, Larry was approached to
  lead a new company that Würth planned to open
  in China. In 2005, he hopped on a plane, landed in
  Shanghai and opened Würth Fasteners Trading (now
  Würth China).
  “It was the right opportunity at the right time,”
  Larry muses. “When I came to China, it was more
  to just get out and see something. Würth really
  provides you with an opportunity to see the world
  and do things if you’re willing. I’ve got to travel the
  world to see how things are made. I’ve been in South
  Africa, Norway, United States, Canada, Australia and
  all throughout South-East Asia.”

difficult things were, my brother and I never wanted

for anything. If they were on strike or the economy

was bad, my father would go pump gas and split logs.

He was a very humble man and I personally strive to

be half the man that my father is.”

Larry began his career as an engineering student,

driven by his interest in how things are made. He

then made the switch to industrial management. “As

I was progressing through the college of engineering,

I came to realise that something was lacking,” he

recalls. Back then, Larry says engineering was “more

of an office-type job” whereas he preferred to

interact with people and see the manufacturing

process firsthand. Larry found industrial management

to be a better fit and it eventually led him onto the

path to Würth Group.

“One of the greatest things that I get to do

right now is seeing how many different things are

manufactured,” he enthuses. “Whether it’s a truck,

train, blender, computer chip, you name it – anything

that’s manufactured and held together by fasteners.

It’s absolutely fascinating. I feel very blessed that

I get the opportunity to do that with my position

in this company.”

Morgan Hardware (Kunshan) Co. Ltd.

is a leading global manufacturer of

TUZ brand High Tensile Screws. The

company was founded by TUZ Taiwan

Maudle Industrial Co. Ltd. in 2000.

Phone/Fax: 0512-57605550/0512-57606380

Email: [email protected] | Website: http://www.tuz.com.cn

Address: 1518 Hua’an Road, Huaqiao, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China

WURTH, BOSCH REXROTH, XCMG, LONKING

Number of employees: 500–1,000

Annual capability: 20,00–40,000 tons

Capital: RMB 200 million

Morgan has complete production lines from

wire drawing, cold-hot forging, thread

rolling, heat treatment and packaging.

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