With more than 30 subsidiaries serving 100 countries GEZE is supporting its worldwide growth with the appointment of a dedicated global account manager. Karen Sum, who is based at GEZE UK's HQ in Staffordshire, will work with both the UK operation and GEZE GmbH in Germany to promote the company as a window and door technology solutions partner for large multinational organisations.

In her new role, Karen will co-ordinate international projects from the provision of bespoke solutions through to developing service contracts and trading agreements to be handled both centrally and locally by the company's subsidiaries. Karen said: "GEZE's focus on consistent quality and service was something I strongly admired as a customer, so to have the opportunity to help the company to develop a new programme for delivering this consistency of service on a global scale was too good an opportunity to turn down".

Kaz Spiewakowski, managing director of GEZE UK added: "Karen brings with her a wealth of experience to this role and is already proving to be a valuable asset to the teams here in the UK and in Germany. I'm certain that she will make a significant difference to GEZE customers."