Zimmerman Appoints New President
Cornelius Kiesel has been with the parent company in Germany since 2010, and now heads North American operations.
Zimmermann Inc. has announced the appointment of Cornelius Kiesel as new President. Mr. Kiesel succeeds Matthias Tockook, who has stepped down for retirement. Mr. Tockook is said to have been instrumental in the development and successes of Zimmermann Inc. over past 11 years.
Mr. Kiesel is a longtime employee of the parent company in Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany. He started in 2010 as a Sales and Project Manager. He is a technical business economist by trade.
“It is a great pleasure for me to drive the business in the United States together with my highly motivated team,” he says.
The company recently opened a new facility in Wixom, Michigan, where Zimmerman’s North American activities center.
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