
Toyota Material Handling Hires Jungheinrich Exec as Germany MD
Toyota Material Handling Europe has appointed Jan Lorenz as the new Managing Director for the significant German sales organisation, Toyota Material Handling Deutschland. “We are happy to welcome Jan Lorenz to the Toyota family,” says Matthias Fischer, President and CEO of Toyota Material Handling Europe. “Jan has a proven track record of leading strategic transformation, generating profitable turnover and market share growth in a highly competitive market. He is well suited to lead the continuation of our German organisation´s ambitious growth plans.” Hamburg-born Lorenz (left), age 45, has forged an international career at Jungheinrich. For several years, he held senior positions in the US market, where he developed a dealer network and later was in charge of the direct sales o...