New managing director at MAPAL in Japan

Michael Loefflad has headed the MAPAL KK subsidiary in Japan since 1 January 2024. The manager has been working in Japan for more than 20 years and brings extensive expertise and industry knowledge from various management positions to the company. Loefflad started his professional career with a law study at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and graduated a European Commission qualification programme for managers in Japan. As Managing Director of MAPAL KK, Michael Loefflad will now utilise his wide-ranging experience and contacts to drive forward the further development of the site and the expansion of the market position in Japan. He succeeds Koichi Matsuda, who wants to take on new challenges.

MAPAL KK was founded in 1996 and is located in Misato City in th south-east od Saitama Prefecture. The subsidiary with 30 employees offers the entire range of MAPAL products and services. In the ISO 9001 certified plant, the team carries out repairs and manufactures part of the product range for local requirements.