Personnel
Karen Klement is the pfenning Group's new sales manager
With effect from April 1, 2024, Karen Klement has taken over the position of Head of Sales and will be responsible for acquiring and developing new customers for the contract and transport logistics business of the full-service supply chain service provider.
Thanks to her 25-year career in the logistics industry, Ms. Klement has extensive expertise in both contract logistics and business development. In her new position at the pfenning Group, she will report to Managing Director Martin Königstein. The company has expanded the multicube concept as part of a long-term strategy and, in this context, has also reorganized its marketing strategy in terms of personnel. By realigning the areas of marketing, sales, tender management and logistics management, the aim is to meet the needs of market participants even more precisely with tailor-made logistics solutions.
"With the arrival of Ms. Klement, we are taking the next step in this strategic development and strengthening our position as a leading provider in the logistics industry. With her logistics experience and her network, she is the ideal person for this position," says Martin Königstein, Managing Director of the pfenning Group.
"I am looking forward to my new role at the pfenning Group, where I am returning to my roots in sales and business development for contract logistics. Explaining and developing practical and future-oriented logistics solutions together with and for potential customers has always been the basis of a long-term logistics partnership for me," adds Karen Klement.
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