Spanish sheet metal software firm Lantek has appointed Juan José Colas as chief commercial officer, responsible for global commercial strategy and business development for the corporation. The UK and France will be under his direct responsibility, as the company has big development plans for these markets. He was previously commercial director of industrial machinery business Fagor.
Vero Software has appointed David Rogers as UK sales manager, further strengthening sales revenues, customer support and services. He joins Vero after gaining over 20 years’ experience in sales leadership roles both within the UK and international markets.
A year after taking on the Big Kaiser toolholder brand, ITC has appointed Neil Vine as technical sales manager. Neil spent a proportion of his career working for Walter in the UK and Australia before moving to a cutting tool distributor as a product specialist supporting Big Kaiser.
Industry leader in gripping and clamping systems, Schunk, has welcomed a new area sales manager to its expanding UK team. As the latest addition to the team, Steven Betts will be covering the East Midlands area.
At DMG Mori AG in Germany, following the departure of Dr Rüediger Kapitza, Christian Thönes takes over responsibility for sales, product development, production, procurement, corporate public relations and audit. He previously headed up product development, production and technology areas.
Also in Germany, tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec has restructured its sales department following the retirement of long-standing Jürgen Korte in April. Heike Ahlers is the new sales and marketing manager and functions as the extended arm of the company's management. A major objective is to expand the company’s market position and be the first contact when it comes to tube bending solutions, and at an international level too.
