April 28, 2022 - Lantek USA, North American subsidiary of Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions S.L., has appointed Albert Otto to manage its sales and product efforts in the USA. Otto brings a wealth of experience in domestic and international sales of CAD/CAM software; milling, turning and precision measurement platforms; MRP and MXP products to his new role at Lantek.

In his role as regional sales manager at Zoller, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, Otto honed his expertise in Industry 4.0 automation products for tool management and dynamic storage software packages. During a brief stint as Midwest sales manager at PROLIM PLM Corporation, Cincinnati, he handled sales and custom product development presentations of the powerful and flexible Siemens NX CAM software. Prior to his role at PROLIM PLM, Otto worked in various sales and sales operation roles at Sigma TEK Systems, LLC, Cincinnati, successfully selling and marketing the company’s CAD/CAM nesting and automation solutions to large international customers. Otto also has experience managing international sales and recruitment in markets such as China, India, Taiwan, Brazil, and Vietnam. Otto began his career at Mecad Systems – SOLIDWORKS®, Samrand, Centurion, South Africa, as a sales engineer eventually moving into a VP sales role where he managed 12 sales engineers, developed a solution selling course, and performed all in-house and European training for SOLIDWORKS, Mastercam®, and ANSYS software.

Otto holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Pretoria – Pretoria, South Africa.

“Lantek’s significant investments in R&D to develop innovative cloud-based solutions for the sheet metal industry is one of the things that attracted me to this regional sales manager role. It’s exciting to be a member of an organization that is forward thinking and embraces the value of digital smart manufacturing and recognizes the significance of Industry 4.0,” said Otto.