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Distribution

International

Sven Karpstein
International Sales & Managing Director

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Mr. Sven Karpstein is the head of KBK and in his function as managing director and shareholder responsible for the operative business. His free time mainly is reserved for the family. Once a week he’s going to play soccer and recently he discovered scuba-diving. Going down and enjoying the silence – this is how Sven Karpstein is recovering and gaining energy for the daily business.

Zip code 0, 1, 2 and 3

Steffen Hergenröther
Sales

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Another part of the sales – team is Mr. Steffen Hergenröther. He is taking care on the north – eastern part of Germany. Customer service and technical advise are part of his responsibility. Having a break in a spa or a sauna are a part of his work-life-balance.

Zip code 7

Alexander Schönert
Sales

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Alexander Schönert is the youngest member in our sales team. He is taking care on the area around Stuttgart. Due to his education as a certified engineer he will be the right person to help you answering technical questions. In his free time he is committed to support the local firefighters.

Zip code 4 and 5

Sven Wengerter
Sales

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Sven Wengerter is the latest member in the KBK sales team. He is your contact person in and around the middle-east region in Germany. He always has an open ear for all your questions, suggestions and desires. In his free time Sven likes to pursue his passion: magic. At all kinds of event he leaves young and old speechless. 

Zip code 6, 8 and 9

Holger Seidel
Sales

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Since 2016 Mr. Seidel is active in our sales team. Despite the customer service and advice he is also a great help in order processing and purchasing. Besides bicycling cooking is his great passion where he can play out his creativity.

Zip code 7

Robert Karpstein
Sales

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….many things to tell. Mr. Robert Karpstein founded our company! As a member since the beginning KBK without him is unimaginable. Besides his sales activities he also still supports our purchasing and production department. With his long-term experience in producing couplings he is a support for all departments. Our senior boss is keeping himself fit by playing golf, bicycling and swimming.

Order processing and Export

Sabrina Horlebein
Order processing and Export

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Sabrina Horlebein is responsible for the order processing at KBK. Coordinating shipping dates and creating order acknowledgments are her daily business. Her passion is playing snooker, that makes her calm down. Also hiking through the woods is her recipe to relax.

Katharina Nickel
Order processing

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Another member of the order processing department is Katharina Nickel. Creating acknowledgments and checking delivery dates are her responsibility. In her free-time she like discovering cycle paths with her bicycle. Fine cooking is one of her favorite activities.

Yasemin Sahin
Order processing

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A consolidated part of the order processing team is Yasemin Sahin. Besides her general activities in this field she is also supporting the shipping and export department of Mr. Wich. Her free-time mostly is dedicated to her family.

Purchasing

Tina Slach
Export and Purchase

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Her field of activity covers communication with suppliers and production. For any question about our stock she always has the latest news and is totally up-to-date. Besides that she is the head of order processing. If you want to make her a friend, chocolate might be a good idea :-)

Annette Wolz
Export and Purchase

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Recently Mrs. Wolz joined our purchasing department. In close cooperation with Mrs. Slach she is responsible for our stock. In her free-time she spends as much time as possible with her children. 
 

Shipping & Export

Norbert Wich
Export

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Mr. Norbert Wich is responsible for the shipping and export. No matter if it is about small or large parcels – everything runs through his hands. His great passion is travelling in other countries and discovering other cultures.

Eva Metushi
Export

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Mrs. Metushi is together with Mr. Wich taking care on ensuring that all deliveries are brought on the right way to our customers. In her free-time Eva enjoys reading and drawing.  

Marketing and Construction

Anna Karpstein
Marketing

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Mrs. Anna Karpstein is a team member since January 1st. in 2014. She is handling all KBK marketing activities. Every year she is organizing two exhibitions (MOTEK and SPS). For all requests around the catalogues or product pictures she is the right person. In her private life she loves being creative. Doing Zumba, swimming, bicycling, stand-up paddling….just be active is her motto.

Noah Wolf
Product designer

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Noah Wolf is responsible for creating CAD models as well as production drawings. IF you shouldn’t find him in the office he most likely will be in the gym or playing football.

Clemens Merz
Construction Measuring Gearbox

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Mr. Merz is our specialist for the gearboxes. Since 2019 we are continuing the business of our long-term partner MERZ Antriebstechnik and are now able to offer backlash-free measuring gearboxes. Mr. Merz continues supporting us with his expertise and advice. Once he founds the time he loves walking through our local wineyards.

Production and Export

Carsten Gruhn
Head of Production

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Carsten Gruhn is our old school employee. Since 13 years he is the head of our production. Shipping dates, disposition, stock status – all aspects of his responsibility. No matter if it is summer or winter he and his family feel a strong connection to the southern part of Europe – skiing in the alps or sunbathing at the Adria. Also the carnival season is a fix part and so he’s a long term player in the local carnival club.

Mary Ceri
Shipping Department

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Mary Ceri is leading the shipping department. Coordination and communication as well as the packing of our products are her daily to-do’s. In her free-time she is taking care on her cat and her dog.