New sales manager

Husqvarna has named Volker Starzmann, 42, as its new regional director in the consumer sector for sales in central and eastern Europe plus the rest of the world. The main brands featuring in the consumer products sector are Gardena, Flymo, Partner and McCulloch. The region for which Starzmann is responsible takes in not only the countries of central and eastern Europe but also the entire non-European area, including Canada, South Africa, China and Australia but excluding the USA.