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New “Head Of Sales” of the Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen in Kaiserslautern/Germany

Effective from February 1st, 2024 Mr. Michael Weis takes over the position “Head of sales” of the PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH (for the PFAFF INDUSTRIAL brand). The 53-year-old assumes the responsibility for sales activities at the PFAFF location in Kaiserslautern/Germany.

Michael Weis startet his career at PFAFF in 1986, where he worked in sales at various locations in Germany. In 2012, he moved to an Asian sewing machine manufacturer as sales manager and later as sales director.

Together with the management and his sales team, Michael Weis will consistently and successfully implement the sales, product and marketing strategy of PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH. One focus of his work is to expand and strengthen the sales activities of industrial sewing machines, welding machines and automatic sewing units from PFAFF INDUSTRIAL in Kaiserslautern/Germany.



Michael Weis (c) 2024 Pfaff
Michael Weis (c) 2024 Pfaff


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