Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket  has announced that Martin Klein is the new Head of Sales for Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The 56-year-old business economist has assumed the newly created position and is responsible for a total of 44 countries.

In addition, Martin will also take over the tasks of Stefan Knaack, Vice President Global Key Account Management Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket, who has been responsible for the Western Europe region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries).

Michael Soeding, CEO Automotive Aftermarket at Schaeffler said, "The structure of the automotive aftermarket will change over the next five to ten years. The aftermarket ecosystem is evolving rapidly. It is therefore even more important for us to position ourselves in a future-oriented way in order to secure our leading position in the aftermarket.

Sascha Lechner, President Automotive Aftermarket EMEA added, “With Martin Klein, we have gained an internationally experienced and customer-oriented sales manager who will lead our business in Central Europe, Middle East and Africa in an even more focused and efficient way,"

The focus of Martin’s business activities will be on sustainable and stable further development of sales activities that are even more closely aligned with customer requirements and needs. "Our goal is to provide our customers with the best support possible when facing upcoming challenges such as technological change and digitisation. Therefore, we are intensifying our collaboration with our customers to understand their respective requirements and needs even better and to derive tailored solutions," says Martin Klein.