Schwarze-Robitec realigns sales team

Heike Ahlers and Philipp Knobloch

Germany-based cold tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec has named Heike Ahlers as head of strategic sales and marketing and Philipp Knobloch as global sales director.

Ahlers joined the company’s business development department in 2013 and was instrumental in setting up the U.S. subsidiary in 2015. Since 2016 she has been head of sales and marketing. Knobloch, who joined the firm in 2014 as junior sales manager, most recently spent four years as sales manager responsible for sales at the national and international level.