Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) names new president

Teradyne, which acquired MiR in 2019, made the change at Visti’s request as he pursues a new career.

According to Teradyne CTO Mark Jagiela, Nielsen’s in-depth knowledge of MiR and his rare balance of being able to solve immediate real-life customer needs and create a roadmap for long-term innovation and leadership made him the right candidate for the job.     

“Søren is an excellent leader who will ensure continuity of our strategy and continued business momentum,” Jagiela said. “MiR is a still a young company, with tremendous opportunity for transforming the way the world works by optimizing logistics at thousands of companies worldwide. As president of MiR, Søren will carry on the passion, innovation and vision that brought MiR to this point.”

Nielsen sees continued growth during the coronavirus crisis

Nielsen brought his background in mechanical engineering to his role at MiR, along with the experience gained from more than 25 years of managerial positions with major international corporations such as Danfoss and Siemens. He welcomes the challenges associated with taking on this new role during a time of extensive global unpredictability.

“Despite the current situation, MiR continues to grow in 2020,” Nielsen said. “We have not put on the brakes, which makes us relatively stronger than other industry operators. Our flexible robots help global industries such as health care, manufacturing and logistics make up for lost revenue by increasing productivity and efficiency. We also improve work environments at customer companies by relieving staff from manual transportation tasks.” Nielsen added, “MiR is a stronger-than-ever company.”

Visti turns over the reins of company he grew to market-leading position

Since launching the company with two partners in 2014, Visti has grown MiR into a global frontrunner with 220 employees and a leading market share within autonomous mobile robots. The growth of the company has enabled MiR to consolidate its organization and optimize production processes to meet customer demand.

Visti is confident that Nielsen is the right leader to keep the company strong well into the future. “When Søren was brought on board, we needed a leader with international industry experience,” Visti said. “He has made a significant contribution to the optimization of processes and procedures and I am happy to hand over the reins to him.”  

Visti expects to elaborate on his future plans after he leaves MiR at the end of July.