When ECCO Safety Group decided to combine it’s UK operations into one place under a common brand, it knew the scale of the challenge.

This is where Italy-born Enrico Vassallo comes in. His varied CV includes a period as CEO of bus makers Optare and Irisbus where he gained a reputation as a manager that could implement sweeping changes. Nonetheless, he is open about how challenging delivering the transformation has been so far.

You can read a full interview where he discusses the transformation of three legacy brands into a modern, lean manufacturing operation in the July issue of CAT.