Bangalore, May 2015: Dr Matthias Kirchherr has been appointed as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) for Sales and Marketing within U.I. Lapp GmbH. With this appointment the Stuttgart-based family business is continuing to take strategic steps to strengthen its international sales activities. As the Chief Sales Officer of U.I. Lapp GmbH, Kirchherr is not only in charge of the geographical region of Europe, but also South America, Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Dr Matthias Kirchherr studied mechanical engineering and business administration and has previously been the Managing Director of several renowned international companies.

"With Mr Kirchherr, we have an extraordinary expert with a wealth of sales experience within mechanical and plant engineering. He is very familiar with the industry and knows how small and medium-sized companies think and behave. He will help to ensure that the family company has a steady course of growth," explains Andreas Lapp, Chairman of the Board of Lapp Holding AG.

Dr Matthias Kirchherr wants to establish new focal points within sales. "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." He also sees additional opportunities for growth in the development of new markets and industries.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the Lapp Group is a leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology.