New Managing Director at MAPAL Thailand Michael Loefflad takes over from James Tan and now heads two East Asian branches at the same time

Change in the management of MAPAL Tooling (Thailand) Co. Ltd: James Tan, Managing Director of the Thai subsidiary since 2017, retired at the end of April. Effective immediately, Michael Loefflad, Managing Director of MAPAL KK, Japan, will manage the two Southeast Asian subsidiaries in personal union.

Change in the management of MAPAL Tooling (Thailand) Co. Ltd: James Tan, Managing Director of the Thai subsidiary since 2017, retired at the end of April. Effective immediately, Michael Loefflad, Managing Director of MAPAL KK, Japan, will manage the two Southeast Asian subsidiaries in personal union.

James Tan has been an important pillar for MAPAL in the region for several decades. He started his career at MAPAL in 1995 to market German products in Southeast Asia. He then became Technical Support Manager and was responsible for training and support throughout Southeast Asia. He was also instrumental in setting up MAPAL Malaysia and MAPAL Indonesia. In 2017, he finally took over the management of MAPAL Tooling Thailand. His great commitment and tireless efforts have contributed to the positive development of MAPAL in Southeast Asia.

Michael Loefflad has been Managing Director of the MAPAL KK subsidiary in Japan since January 1, 2024. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in Asia and brings extensive expertise and industry knowledge from various management positions to the company. He will now be able to apply this expertise to his additional position of responsibility at MAPAL Thailand.