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Andreas Folz joins ELOKON Group as new International Sales Director

As of October, Andreas Folz has been in charge of leading the international sales activities of the ELOKON Group.

Andreas Folz joins ELOKON Group as new International Sales Director

He has over 20 years of experience in sales and management at global companies. As an experienced coach and motivator, Andreas will lead the sales team to accelerate the international growth for the supplier of intralogistics collision warning systems as well as safety and automation technology.

In addition, Andreas will support the strategic development of the ELOKON Group. Prior to this assignment he was in charge of international sales at BITO-Lagertechnik Bittmann GmbH for over nine years and was also responsible for multiple country organizations as Managing Director.


"Andreas possesses a wealth of industry knowledge specific to intralogistics solutions in our key markets," explains Alexander Glasmacher, CEO of ELOKON. "With the newly created International Sales Director position we created the ideal conditions to continually expand our global growth strategy in the next years." With a key focus on Germany and subsidiaries in the US and Poland, ELOKON was able to grow especially with its innovative MHE safety and collision warning systems, but also with its automation technology.

"ELOKON stands for innovative, high-quality safety solutions in intralogistics. The demand for such systems, especially in the areas of driverless transport systems, robotics and wearables is very high - in Germany and internationally," said Andreas Folz.

About ELOKON
Founded in 1986, ELOKON is a leading international supplier of intralogistics collision warning systems as well as safety and automation technology. ELOKON develops, produces and installs system solutions for over 3,000 customers worldwide in commercial, logistics and industrial sectors on the basis of innovative sensor technology used in the automotive industry. ELOKON has over 130 employees and country organizations in Germany, the U.S. and Poland. ELOKON offers products and services in more than 45 countries worldwide.

More Info: https://www.elokon.com

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