Press release
Milan Strmecki is the new Managing Director of
Kögel Trailer Russia
Burtenbach, Germany, 8th October 2015
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Strmecki continues the more than twenty year-old success story
of Kögel in Russia
The Kögel sales expert Milan Strmecki assumed sole responsibility
for the Russian subsidiary Kögel Trailer Russia on 1st October
2015. He succeeds Olga Maslakova, who resigned from the
company. As the new Managing Director, he is responsible for the
further strategic orientation and the operative business of Kögel in
Russia. Strmecki, together with his well established team at Kögel
Trailer Russia, is available to the customers to analyse their
specific requirements and to advise them on the Kögel product
portfolio for the forwarding and construction industry.
Milan Strmecki is a trained mechanical engineering precision technician
with a degree in industrial engineering (technical college). He has been a
Kögel employee since 2007, most recently as Key Account Manager for
Poland and Russia. He previously held several management positions
and was employed for some years as Managing Director of a mid-sized
company.
"With the appointment of Milan Strmecki as Managing Director of Kögel
Trailer Russia, we have not only a confirmed sales professional, but
have also strengthened our focus on customer orientation," says
Thomas Heckel, Managing Director of Sales, Purchasing and Marketing
at Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG. "We naturally also thank Olga
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Maslakova for her loyalty and commitment and for her excellent and
trustful collaboration. We wish her all the best."
"I am pleased that Thomas Heckel has handed over this responsible
position to me," says Milan Strmecki, CEO of Kögel Trailer Russia. "At
an economically difficult time, I am stepping in with the goal of
continuously re-establishing the new vehicle sales figures and the spare
parts business in Russia and thus carrying forward the more than twenty
year-old success story of Kögel in Russia."
Photo: Milan Strmecki, Managing Director of Kögel Trailer Russia
Your contact for additional questions about this press release:
Volker Seitz
Director of Communications/Marketing and Business Development
Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 06
Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 4 24
volker.seitz@koegel.com
Patrick Wanner
PR-Manager
Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 01
Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 2 84
patrick.wanner@koegel.com
Kögel is one of Europe's leading trailer manufacturers. Since being established
in 1934, the company has manufactured more than 500,000 trailers. With its
commercial vehicles and solutions for forwarding companies and the
construction industry, the company has been offering "Made in Germany"
engineering quality for more than 80 years. During this period, it has
maintained its passion for transport and innovation, enabling it to offer proven,
long-lasting added value to forwarding companies. The company headquarters
and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are located in the
Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition to these, Kögel also has factories and
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premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen (Germany), Chocen (Czech
Republic) and Moscow (Russia).
www.koegel.com
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