Garz & FrickeGarz & Fricke, the U.S. office of the Garz & Fricke Group, announced that it has promoted Alexander Stade to become its U.S. sales manager.

Stade has been with Garz & Fricke since 2016. In his new role, he’ll support continued expansion for the touchscreen human-machine interface (HMI) provider, which opened its Edina, Minn. office in 2018.

“We are excited to offer Alexander the opportunity to further develop personally and professionally and to continue to grow in his new responsibilities in an international context. It is a win-win situation for all of us, as both our established U.S. team, and Alexander will benefit from the mutual exchange of experience and will be able to serve our customers even more comprehensively,” said Stefan Heczko, CEO of the Garz & Fricke Group, in a news release.