Germany-based sauna, pool and spa supplier Klafs has appointed Patrick Pfeifer as managing director of the company’s spa division, replacing Adrian Egger, who is now the CEO of spa design consultancy and equipment manufacturer Thermarium Bäder-Bau.

Pfeifer has experience as a construction engineer, specialising in metal construction and facade engineering. He also has a masters degree in general management and has worked as an international project manager for nine years, overseeing sales for a supplier in the construction industry.

Pfeifer is the latest high profile recruit to bolster Klafs. in October 2014, Sharon Barcock of Hilton Worldwide was appointed managing director for the Middle East and North Africa region at Klafs and is based in Dubai Healthcare City. She is using her knowledge of spa design, business plan execution, marketing and spa operation to add to Klafs’ business development in the region.