New MD for German equipment firm
Brookfield GmbH, headquarted in Lorch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has appointed Gerhard Baumann as its new MD. This office manages all sales and service for Brookfield laboratory customers in Germany. Sales offices are located in Duesseldorf (Langenfeld), Frankfurt, Munich (Friedberg) and Dresden in addition to the main office in Lorch.
Baumann will be responsible for the full line of Brookfield laboratory instruments, including viscometers, rheometers, circulating water baths, texture analyzers and powder flow testers.
Baumann served a few years as a professional lab technician before undertaking an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk. Mr. Baumann subsequently earned the Bachelor of Business Administration and Operations. He has worked for various companies in the chemical industry providing both inside sales and field service. Most recently Mr. Baumann spent eight years managing a company selling laboratory equipment.
