“My role here offers the ideal opportunity to combine my engineering experience with more sales-related responsibilities”.        

Sanket Bhatia has acquired several years' experience in both India and Germany, which he is now able to call upon as part of his role at Axetris. In the past he has worked in a variety of sectors, including the automobile, construction materials, and metal industries. He has also held various positions in the fields of sales, marketing, and corporate strategy, with his primary areas of interest centering around market and business development. With regard to his role at Axetris, he values the exceptionally high product standards in terms of both quality and the technology in use, which means he has total confidence in the entire range. What's more, the opportunity to share and exchange professional expertise within the team is something he particularly enjoys. 

At Axetris, he is largely responsible for his own workload when it comes to carrying out his core activities. These include market development in emerging Asian markets such as South Korea, Japan, and even India. In this regard, Sanket particularly enjoys sourcing new customers, overseeing ongoing projects, and seeing these through to completion. He also relishes the variety that comes with dealing with customers, as well as the opportunities to analyze markets and take appropriate action.

What he likes about Axetris is the general approach it fosters as a growing company: “There is still so much more for us to achieve and I would love the opportunity to be involved in any further developments!”. He also appreciates the level of freedom he is afforded by both the company and his individual position. The Asian markets are dynamic and offer extensive opportunities, yet they are not without their challenges.

A keen astronomer, Sanket enjoys spending free time with his family and loves the great outdoors.

"For me, Leister is not just hot air, but rather the exciting combination of internationality with regional roots, coupled with a great deal of innovation and emotion."

Fredy Gerig knows Leister from the ground up. He finished his apprenticeship as a mechanic in 1998, worked subsequently after a brief interruption in operating materials design and became Head of the Automation/Systems Assembly production department in 2010.

Fredy Gerig has also gone on to pursue continued education during this time with Leister, whether it be specialisation in automation with professional certification from Switzerland, courses in CAD and PLC programming, company paramedic training or continuing eduction to become a management specialist, also with professional certification from Switzerland. He was actively supported by Leister in all these undertakings.

As Department Head, he values highly employee management with a technical side. To lead the team, which exhibits great initiative and has a strong emphasis on quality aspects, and to utilise and promote the professional expertise of the employees. The interfaces that this position brings with it include close cooperation with a large number of different people. This is why it is so fascinating to deal with the daily challenges, with a variety of personalities, opinions, expectations and requirements. Daily planning and organisation are a steady challenge in the area of management as well.

In his private life, Fredy Gerig spends a great deal of time with his family or actively relaxes with music (clarinet and piano) or in his garden.