{"id":1698,"date":"2017-08-30T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T10:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.packaging-journal.de\/pilz-erles-vice-president\/"},"modified":"2018-07-11T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:17:57","slug":"pilz-erles-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pilz-erles-vice-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Erles is the new \u201eVice President Sales International\u201c at Pilz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ostfildern-based automation company Pilz has expanded its international <strong>Distribution<\/strong> reorganised. The new \u201eVice President Sales International\u201c is Christian Erles. He takes over from Klaus Stark, who is now Head of Innovation Management.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eThe focus is on customer orientation; we are aligning our strategy and goals even more clearly with the respective national market,\u201c says Christian Erles about Pilz's regional management goals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Christian Erles is 47 years old and has completed various degree programmes in the fields of <strong>Electrical engineering<\/strong> and <strong>Business Administration<\/strong> successfully completed his studies. Before joining Pilz, he was \u201eHead of Global Sales &amp; Marketing PLC\u201c in the business unit for <strong>Process automation<\/strong> at ABB.<\/p>\n<p>In his sales function at Pilz, Erles has particularly intensified contact with the 40 Pilz subsidiaries. They are close to the customers and understand their needs best. He has also expanded the \u201e<strong>Sales Support<\/strong>\u201c and <strong>\u201eBusiness Development<\/strong>\u201c expanded.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2686677001\"><div id=\"packa-915333011\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ostfildern-based automation company Pilz has reorganised its international sales department. 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