Monforts VP Klaus Heinrichs to retire

After almost 30 years with the company, Klaus Heinrichs, Vice-President, Monforts, is to retire
at the end of May. A very well-known and respected
figure in the
industry, Klaus
began working in
marketing for the
company in 1992.

Stefan Flöth,
Managing Director,
Monforts, said,
“We will miss
Klaus as a
colleague and as a
manager because
of his skills,
character and his
engagement. He
truly represents the Monforts commitment to our
customers to be helpful, accurate, fast and reliable,
and we keep him as a friend. I’m sure the many
friends he made throughout the world during his
career with the company will join us in wishing him
all the best for his next phase of life together with
his family.”

Nicole Croonenbroek, Marketing Manager,
Monforts, said, “From the very beginning until today
Klaus used his great flair and networking skills to
secure and improve the company’s international
presence and public relations, especially at seven
successive ITMA textile machinery exhibitions,
beginning with the show in Milan in 1995. Later, he
also took care of customer service, sales
administration and exports in his uniquely calm and
quietly-spoken style.”

Nicole Croonenbroek added, “He has always been
a guarantor of successful product launches for
Monforts technical and technological highlights such
as the TwinAir principle of independent airflow
regulation, the Hercules LTM stenter chain, the
Econtrol dyeing technology or the Montex Coat
device – to mention only a few.”

Klaus has also been active on the VDMA’s
Exhibition and Marketing Committee since 1993,
which he chaired from 2005 to 2008. “Klaus always
enriched the industry discussions with practical and
future-oriented proposals and thus also advanced
ITMA. We sincerely thank him and wish him all the
best for this new chapter of his life,” said Thomas
Waldmann, Managing Director of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association.