WANDFLUH announces President and CEO change for North America.

 Frutigen, Switzerland, September 2023 – Wandfluh Holding AG is pleased to announce that effective October 1st, Kirk Fennell will assume the position of President and CEO of Wandfluh of America, Inc. 

Kirk joined Wandfluh US in February 2021 as National Sales Manager and was promoted to VP Sales in April 2023. Kirk succeeds Gary Gotting, who has led the company since 2020. 

Gary will continue to support the Wandfluh Group in a corporate function. The entire Wandfluh management team would like to thank Gary for his tireless efforts during his time as President and looks forward to working with him on strategic projects. 

Prior to joining Wandfluh in 2021, Kirk served the previous 5 years as Director of Fluid Power Sales at a leading fluid power distributor in the Mid-West market, with responsibilities for managing the fluid power sales team and strategy. Before this, Kirk spent 16 years in various sales and sales management roles at a well know German owned global manufacture, ultimately holding the position of Regional Vice President – East. 

Kirk holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Grove City College (Pennsylvania) and is he a Certified Fluid Power Specialist. 

Please join us in welcoming Kirk to his new leadership role and offering your support to him and the Wandfluh of America team for their continued success.