Imer widens Bernhard Kahn’s role in Europe

The Imer Group has announced that Bernhard Kahn has expanded his sales and business development manager role to cover the DACH and Scandinavian regions for Imer Access. He has previously covered the Germany and Austria markets.

Following the appointment of SahaLift as exclusive distributor in Germany and Austria for scissor lifts Kahn’s the primary objective in those two markets is to expand the sales and service network, while strengthening direct sales of spider lifts to rental companies.

Bernhard Kahn, Paolo Salvatori and Matteo Lori. (Image: Imer Access).

In Switzerland, the focus is on increasing sales of the complete Imer Access portfolio to rental companies, as well as promoting spider lifts to specialized landscaping, gardening and skilled trade companies. Longstanding Imer partner Up Group will continue to support industrial and trade customers for scissor lifts.

For the Scandinavian markets, the goal is to establish the Imer brand within the market, as well as building and maintaining a strong combination of dealer network, service structure and direct sales activities.

Before joining Imer in 2024, Kahn was sales and marketing director for Hematec for six months following a more than eight-years stint at Ahern Deutschland where he was general manager for Snorkel and Xtreme.

Paolo Salvatori CEO, Imer Group, said, “With Bernhard Kahn, we are entrusting one of the most experienced experts in our industry with a key role for our European expansion. His more than 30 years of experience and his ability to recognise market requirements at an early stage make him the ideal choice for this strategically important position.”

Matteo Iori, commercial director at Imer Access said Kahn’s contribution since joining shortly before bauma 2025 has been instrumental in the rapid development of our market strategy in the German-speaking markets.

Kahn added, “Our goal is to be recognised as the alternative manufacturer for access equipment Made in Europe — and we will continue to strengthen this position in the years ahead.”