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To further develop the successful
strategy of the Hansgrohe Group and the expansion it already pursues, the
company is strengthening its management team and increasing its focus on key
areas. Therefore, the Supervisory Board of Hansgrohe SE is systematically
further developing existing structures within the Executive Board.
At its meeting on 21 September, the
Supervisory Board unanimously passed a number of important personnel measures,
which will fortify sales and sales-related functions – the cornerstones of the
company’s growth strategy – within the Executive Board. Therefore, as of 1
January 2018 the Hansgrohe SE Executive Board will include two members
responsible for sales as well as a Chief Financial Officer as of 1 October
2017. “This future-oriented board structure of the Hansgrohe Group thus
consistently follows the strategy pursued by the company,” states Thorsten
Klapproth, Chairman of the Executive Board.
All European sales, including
Germany, will now be bundled into one area of management headed by Christophe
Gourlan (45), who up until now has been Vice President Sales Europe. Born in
France and a graduate in International Commerce, he has already spent some 20
years working successfully for the Hansgrohe Group. Another sales expert,
Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach (42) will be responsible for international sales within
the board. Kalmbach, a business graduate, has also had a successful career at Hansgrohe
for about 20 years, his most recent position being Vice President Sales Asia
Pacific. “The wishes and needs of our international customers sometimes differ
significantly from the requirements and demands of our European customers,”
says the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Klaus F. Jaenecke, explaining the
division of the two new areas of management. Moreover, the Supervisory Board
has appointed Reinhard Mayer (50) as new chief financial officer. Mayer, a
business and engineering graduate, early on in his career specialised in
finance and controlling and can therefore boast of more than 20 years of
experience in these areas. Above all, Mayer also has the expertise needed to
successfully manage the finances and controlling of an international group such
as the Hansgrohe Group. For the last 15 years, Mayer has held various
management positions in the publicly listed Swedish Getinge Group, most
recently as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the company’s headquarters in
Gothenburg. Mayer will join Hansgrohe SE on 1 October 2017. Frank Schnatz (44),
whose contract has been extended by the Supervisory Board, will continue to be
a member of the board responsible for product development, production and
quality management. Frank Semling (50) continues to be Labour Director
responsible for Supply Chain Management and Services. Klapproth (55) retains
his position as Chairman of the Board. “The entire Supervisory Board looks
forward to continuing our constructive work with the Executive Board and to
collaborating in a spirit of trust and mutual respect,“ says Jaenecke.
“As part of Hansgrohe’s growth strategy, focussing—be it on our customers, innovative products or geographic regions—plays a decisive role. Now, more than ever before, our customers will be the focus of our efforts. Together with our highly dedicated members of staff, we will continue the success story of the Hansgrohe Group into the future,” Klapproth confidently states.