In July 2018, Hartmut Siegel, formerly Head of Sales at Gerhard Schubert GmbH, is taking over the position of Chief Executive Officer of Schubert North America in Charlotte succeeding the former Managing Director Fritz Kipfer. Martin Sauter, who also knows the Group well through his time as Sales Manager at today's Schubert Packaging Systems GmbH (Schubert Group), is moving to Crailsheim as the new Head of Sales.

Hartmut Siegel, a highly experienced sales director, is taking over management of Schubert North America. He has been working for the Schubert Group since 2000. He joined the company as Sales Engineer and after two years, moved to the Birmingham/UK office as Head of Sales. Over the past 13 years, as Head of Sales at the corporate headquarters in Crailsheim, he has significantly contributed to the successful growth of Gerhard Schubert GmbH.

In June 2018, Martin Sauter succeeded Hartmut Siegel at headquarters in Crailsheim and is now responsible for the Gerhard Schubert GmbH sales team. From 2000 to 2011, the trained wholesale and export merchant worked in sales at Schubert’s International Packaging Systems GmbH subsidiary, now Schubert Packaging Systems GmbH, and from 2005 to 2011 as Sales Manager. Most recently, Martin Sauter held various sales management positions with a well-known packaging machine manufacturer, including that of Business Development Manager Digitalisation.