KraussMaffei Group announced that Robert Martin has stepped into the role of its senior VP of global sales effective immediately. He succeeds Tobias Daniel, who left the company to pursue other professional goals.
In his new role, Martin will have responsibility for injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery, automation and additive manufacturing, as well as global strategic orientation of sales. He will be based at the KraussMaffei location in Florence, Ky., and report to Xiaojun Cui, KraussMaffei’s executive VP for new machines. Martin’s regions of responsibility include Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.
Martin’s resume includes leadership roles in global sales, strategic planning and business development. He was most recently president and chief commercial officer at Fives High Precision Machines, a leading provider of precision machine tool solutions, where he led commercial operations.
Cui said, “We are very pleased to have Bob Martin, a proven executive, to lead our future sales initiatives. Over the past four years, we have completely realigned our global sales organization thanks to his predecessor, Tobias Daniel. We will build on this solid foundation in the coming years by further optimizing and digitizing our global sales processes, global market coverage and directives. With Bob Martin, we have found the right expert for further transformation, and we are looking forward to working together. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Tobias Daniel for his outstanding work and commitment to the KraussMaffei Group. I wish him all the best for the future.”
