Walter Friedrich, president and CEO of GMTA (German Machine Tools of America), has named Marius Braun to the post of vice president of sales for the company, effective January 1, 2022. Braun will supervise the North American sales for this distributor of various gear making and related lines of machine tools for automotive and other power transmissions, plus cleaning equipment and the newly acquired line of lasers for motor lamination production, Steifelmayer. 

Braun has worked in the United States since 2017. He was previously a regional sales manager for Hermle and a Tier One key account manager for Magna. 

For GMTA, Braun will oversee the sales of the gear making machine lines sold by the company, most notably Profilator, originators of the patented Scudding technology for gear generating. In addition, he will supervise the efforts on BvL parts washers, the Steifelmayer laser cutting machines for motor laminations, the SAMAG Multi Spindle machining centers, the Arnold laser welding machines, and the entire line of Rasoma vertical lathe and special purpose machine. 

“GMTA is a leading supplier of gear making machines to the North American market and Marius has many related skills that will allow him to make a strong start for us, as we enter another busy IMTS year,” noted Friedrich.