Press Release

January 23, 2026

Industry Veteran Karl Lafogler joins Matrix Electronics GmbH


Reiskirchen, Germany – January 23, 2025 — We are thrilled to announce that industry veteran Karl Lafogler has joined our team as Regional Sales Manager. Many of our European customers will recognize Karl from his successful tenure at Panasonic.

"We are delighted to have Karl join Matrix—his deep familiarity with Panasonic materials and his long history of building strong customer relationships will be critical to our success as we launch our Reiskirchen, Germany office," says Jeff Cassell, VP of Sales.

Please join us in welcoming Karl to the team!

About Matrix USA Inc.

Committed to the motto: “Quality Products, Dependable People”, Matrix was established in 1977 with the objective of providing quality raw material to the Printed Circuit Board Industry. Matrix has six rapid response warehouses located throughout the US, Canada and Europe that fulfill high quality, fast delivery, and custom orders daily. For further information visit: www.matrixelectronics.com.