Lauda Appoints New General Manager for Constant Temperature Equipment and a New Executive Director Sales for Asia

On 1 September 2015, Dr Peter Kunze was appointed as General Manager for Constant temperature equipment for Lauda Dr R. Wobser GmbH & Co KG. He is a Doctor of Biology with 13 years of experience in various sales and marketing positions with Eppendorf and was employed most recently as a Divisional Manager at Siemens Diagnostics. With extensive experience in sales and product and business management, Dr Peter Kunze also has international experience in Asia and North America.

Rainer Hartmann was also appointed Executive Director Sales for Asia on 1 September 2015. Rainer Hartmann has been with Lauda since 1983 and in his thirty years with the company has made a significant contribution to its growth. Due to the importance of Asian sales markets, Rainer Hartmann is charged with the further development of business activities in the region.

“We are very pleased to have Dr Peter Kunze and Rainer Hartmann, two proven experts with a great deal of international experience and competence fill these key positions within our company. I am personally very optimistic that our entire sales organisation will be successful in developing Lauda's leading market position,” stated Dr Gunther Wobser, President & CEO of the successful family-owned company.