Kate Holman has joined Playmobil as the new senior National Account manager with a focus on the toy specialist channel.

Kate brings with her a wealth of knowledge and industry experience, having held a senior national account role at Kids2 for the last three years, as well as buyer roles at Mothercare, ELC and Tesco.

Alf Bohm, head of Sales at Playmobil UK commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Kate to the Playmobil team. With the great amount of industry experience she brings, I have no doubt that she will help us achieve the plans we have for this year and for the future.”

Kate added: “I am really excited to be joining Playmobil at such an important time for the brand, and am looking forward to working with all the fantastic toy specialists. This week is the Toymaster show and myself and the team are looking forward to meeting all the members to discuss plans for the rest of the year.”

Playmobil will be highlighting some of the new and exciting ranges coming up for the rest of the year at the event and will also feature some fantastic show deals exclusive to the Toymaster show attendees. If you would like to speak to a member of the team you can still make an appointment by emailing sales_uk@playmobil.de or by visiting the stand, located in the Upper Marquee, during the show.

To find out more about the company’s ranges, visit www.playmobil.co.uk.

Retailers can also read more about the in-store support Playmobil can offer, by reading our interview with Adam Higginson, which appeared in our May edition, here.