C. Josef Lamy GmbH
Katharina Mariko Kress is an experienced international marketing professional currently serving as the International Marketing Manager at C. Josef Lamy GmbH since February 2023. Prior to this role, Kress worked as an International Account Executive at Tombow Pen & Pencil GmbH from April 2018 to January 2023 and held the position of International Key Account Manager at Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. from January 2015 to March 2018. Kress also has experience as the Sales & Marketing Director Overseas at Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg and as the BRIC Marketing Manager at MAG Europe GmbH. Earlier in Kress's career, a role as Trade Assistant was held at Mitsubishi International GmbH. Academic qualifications include a Master of International Business Management from Escuela de Administración de Empresas in Spain, a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Lancaster University, and a Bachelor of Science in Sales Management from the University of Florida – Warrington College of Business.
C. Josef Lamy GmbH
Around the world the LAMY brand stands for high-quality designer writing instruments with a timelessly modern aesthetic and perfect functionality. Its success story began over 50 years ago with the LAMY 2000: the model was the foundation stone laid in 1966 for the clear, unmistakable design language which still characterises the style of all Lamy products today – Lamy design. As an independent family company, since its foundation in 1930 Lamy has been firmly committed to Heidelberg as the company base, guaranteeing consistently premium quality "Made in Germany". With an annual production of over 8 million writing instruments and a turnover of over 118 million euros in 2018, Lamy is today not only the market leader in Germany, it has also developed to become a sought-after brand around the world. Premium Writing recorded growth of 30% in the previous year. Lamy generates a good half of its turnover abroad. The brand is now represented in more than 80 countries with over 15,600 sales outlets worldwide, including around 200 mono-brand stores. Alongside all this, the company – not least through the release of a Special Edition each year – is constantly setting new trends and inspiring handwriting fans around the world with innovative colours and surfaces. This is how Lamy is able to continuously reinvent itself and prove that a writing tool is more than an object of utility: it is a genuine lifestyle accessory which lends expression to the joy of writing by hand and underlines the individuality of its owner.