Summary

Separate quality management expansion for European plants once GDPR data residency is resolved. Early stage — contingent on legal review and successful NA plant expansion.

Current State

• Klaus Bauer mentioned quality management as a priority for Munich and Stuttgart plants.
• GDPR legal review with their external counsel in progress — no timeline commitment yet.
• This is a pipeline placeholder until the NA expansion deal closes and GDPR clears.

Next Steps

• Monitor GDPR legal review progress — next check-in April 1.
• Prepare European deployment architecture proposal that addresses data residency.
• Do not invest heavy sales effort until NA expansion closes successfully.

Activities

• 2026-03-11: Added to pipeline based on Klaus Bauer's comments during expansion review.
• 2026-02-20: Klaus mentioned European quality management needs informally.

Risks / Blockers

• Entirely contingent on NA expansion deal closing first.
• GDPR data residency resolution timeline unknown — could push to Q4 or beyond.
• European IT governance is decentralized — may need separate approvals per plant.