Guido Dumarey | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Guido Dumarey (born 1959 in Ostend, Belgium) is a Belgian entrepreneur, known for founding and presiding over the Dumarey Group.
A mechanical engineer in automotive, Dumarey commenced his career at Michelin before transitioning to entrepreneurship in 1983.
Dumarey lives in Sint-Martens-Latem. He is married and father of three children.
Beyond his business endeavors, Dumarey is passionate about cars and motorcycles. Through his company, GDM Motos, he engages in the restoration, purchase, and sale of classic (racing) cars, participating in various racing events.
He was sentenced by the court to six months in prison and a 160,000 euro fine [1] after a construction and environmental violation in which he used illegal interventions to damage vulnerable natural areas. [1]
During the early phase of his career (1983-1991), Dumarey acquired New Impriver, a Ghent-based [2] company specializing in metal name-tags and aluminum anodization.
He later founded Punch Products [3] in 1986, expanding its electronics component and assembly operations through partnerships with Sony and Panasonic [3] in 1990. The company's growth led to the establishment of factories in the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. A partnership with Philips in 1991 resulted in the creation of Punch Electronique in Dreux, France.
Dumarey's diversification efforts between 1999 and 2004 included acquiring Stevens and constructing a new plant in Evergem. The company's plastic operations were enhanced through the acquisition of Trelleborg, [4] later known as Punch Plastics.
Punch International, listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange in 1999, initiated electronic component production in China in 2001. Further acquisitions in 2002 (Xeikon [5] ) and 2004 (Prolion) marked the company's entry into color production systems and the milk robot system industry, respectively.
Global expansion characterized the period between 2006 and 2010. Dumarey consolidated his telematics companies under Punch Telematix, which was sold to Trimble in 2010. In the same period Punch International acquired ZF Getriebe [5] in Belgium, renaming it Punch Powertrain in 2008.Under Dumarey's leadership, Punch Powertrain diversified its product portfolio and expanded to Nanjing, China, in 2009, while divesting part of the stake in Punch International [6] . All remaining parts in Punch Powertrain were sold off in 2010.
Dumarey Powerglide, a motor vehicle automatic transmission plant left by General Motors (GM) in 2012, is situated in Strasbourg, France. Originally scheduled for closure in 2014 with a loss of 1,000 jobs, the plant has since continued to employ 1,350 people, producing 6L40 and 6L45 six-speed automatic transmissions. An investment of 250 million Euro allowed the company to produce the eight-speed 8HP50 automatic transmission for ZF
In December 2015, Dumarey came to prominence in Australia, with plans to buy Holden's car manufacturing facilities scheduled to be shut down in 2017. [7] These facilities have been building the Holden Commodore and its derivatives, which are based on the GM Zeta platform and, in V6 configuration, have been using six-speed automatic transmissions produced by Punch Powerglide. As part of his "Project Erich", Dumarey intends continuing to manufacture these large rear-wheel drive cars, as premium local and export products. [8]
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