Siegfried Köhler is to become Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH as of 1 October 2019. This was announced by the company itself. He will assume responsibility for international sales in close cooperation with CEO Gerd Liebig.
The new sales director comes from Wittmann Battenfeld into the Schwaiger company. According to the press release, he has set himself the goal of focusing the manufacturer of plastics and injection moulding machines more strongly on automation and business development. The global sales network is to be further strengthened, and the aim is also to minimise costs by fully integrating the supply chains. Manufacturing efficiency to maximise.
New partnerships for greater competitiveness
„Group sales have risen by 50 per cent in recent years, which is testament to the consulting expertise of our global sales team. Having already initiated programmes to optimise production efficiency at our plants in Schwaig, Wiehe and Ningbo, we are now looking more closely at our customers and how we can best support their global expansion plans through our international presence.“
Gerd Liebig, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH
The new CSO sees his new employer as a result of the IntElect machines well positioned. However, cooperation with innovative partner companies is also necessary to strengthen competitiveness. A number of partnerships in the areas of materials, sustainability, automation, IMD and traceability will be presented at K 2019.
Valentina Faloci takes over position at Wittmann Battenfeld
Siegfried Köhler's position at Wittmann Battenfeld has Valentina Faloci took over. She has been Head of Sales at the company in Kottingbrunn since the beginning of August. She comes from the Vienna Elderly group, where she had been Business Development Director since 2017. In this role, she was responsible for establishing and maintaining new business relationships for key accounts in various technical areas with a focus on the automotive industry.
The Wittmann Group describes itself as one of the leading manufacturers of Injection moulding machines, robots and peripheral equipment for the plastics processing industry. The head office is in Vienna.
[infotext icon]For more information on Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, please visit the German homepage.
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