Dr Matthias Kirchherr has been appointed as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) for Sales and Marketing within U.I. Lapp GmbH, in line with the Stuttgart-based family business´strategy to strengthen its international sales activities.
As the Chief Sales Officer of U.I. Lapp GmbH, Dr Kirchherr is not only in charge of the geographical region of Europe, but also South America, Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
Having studied mechanical engineering and business administration and with previous experience as the Managing Director of several renowned international companies, Dr Kirchherr wants to establish new focal points within sales and also sees additional opportunities for growth in the development of new markets and industries.
´I can see great opportunities in the expansion of the solutions business. As ever, the product business remains our foundation, but we also need to work upon providing our customers with solution packages which give them added value. We want to accompany major customers who are expanding to other countries with our customised solution concepts.´