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Ishida GmbH is pressing ahead with the comprehensive reorganisation of its sales structure. Nico Behrens has now been appointed as the first person responsible for direct support of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries.
Nico Behrens (29) is a mechanical engineer specialising in energy and plant systems and can already look back on a successful career. Extensive sales experience to his credit. Before joining Ishida he was employed by a well-known plant manufacturer in the food industry as Area Sales Manager with an international field of activity.
"Signalling effect for an important customer group"
"Together with the OEMs, we want to Strengthen process understanding", says Nico Behrens, who is familiar with thinking in terms of systems and complete production lines. The new Indirect Sales Manager has his eye on the entire company portfolio, from multihead weighers to packaging machines and quality control systems. "The creation of the position of OEM manager has Signalling effect for this important customer groupwho now benefit from direct support from a single point of contact," says Oliver Blaha, General Manager of Ishida GmbH.
Since the beginning of 2020 - not least as a reaction to Brexit - the British company has been building a new sales and service structure in Germany and Austria on. Both areas are currently being staffed up as part of a recruitment drive to optimise area coverage and speed up response times.
Ishida GmbH, with sites in Schwäbisch Hall and Hamburg, is the subsidiary of Ishida Europe (Birmingham, England) responsible for Germany and Austria. The company designs, produces and installs weighing and packaging technologies for the food and non-food sectors. It offers machines for weighing, filling and packaging as well as quality control.
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