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December 13, 2023
Regional manufacturing is more than a defensive strategy
Flex companies
Michael Hartung is the president of Agility Solutions at Flex, the global manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products to improve the world.
In his capacity, Mr. Hartung leads the company’s operating segment that is comprised of the Communications, Enterprise and Cloud, Consumer Devices, and Lifestyle business units. To address customers’ fast-evolving technology market needs and their complex supply chain challenges, he is responsible for driving the segment’s strategy by creating differentiated end-to-end solutions, integrating a regionalized agile manufacturing model with market leading technical expertise.
He also oversees the global services and solutions arm of the company, including value-added fulfillment and circular economy solutions, to help customers drive operational efficiency and further embed sustainable practices and maximize value at scale across the product lifecycle.
Previously, Mr. Hartung served as the senior vice president of the Lifestyle market segment for Flex. Under his leadership, the Lifestyle business consistently delivered revenue growth and margin expansion by bundling specialized global manufacturing capabilities with focused design solutions in connected devices, high-end consumer plastics and human machine interface applications.
He joined Flex through the acquisition of Solectron in October of 2007 where he served in senior roles including Vice President of the Computing and Storage business unit.
Mr. Hartung holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and attended a variety of executive education programs, most notably at Stanford University.
