Sommer cable GmbH, a Germany-based international designer and manufacturer of audio, video, and IT cables and related products, has opened a new subsidiary, Sommer cable America, based in Santa Rosa, CA. As a result, the company states that most of Sommer’s more than 12,000 products can now be delivered within 5-10 business days to American customers.
Newly appointed CEO Martin Ucik heads the North American Sommer team. He will supervise all sales, marketing, order processing, and support activities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico while retaining a role as strategic business consultant with his former employer plus24.
Rainer Blanck, CEO of Sommer cable GmbH, states, “Over the years we’ve worked with Martin and several other distribution partners in the U.S. When we decided to open our own North American subsidiary, we chose Martin as CEO because as a dual German/American citizen and with his extensive experience in building successful distribution businesses in Germany and the U.S., he was the ideal candidate. As the head of our new Sommer cable America team he will assure excellent customer relationships and long-term continuity.”
Ucik, who holds degrees in both electrical engineering and business, adds, “After working with Sommer for many years, and specifically with U.S. distributor plus24 since 2002, I’ve been offered this exciting opportunity to put my 35 years of industry and management experience in service of a great company and their American customers.”
