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Stefan Kirschke was named the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Körber AG, effective December 14, 2017.

Stefan Kirschke succeeds Harald Vogelsang as Group CFO. Vogelsang left the Group on December 14, 2017, by mutual agreement. The Supervisory Board of Körber AG formally adopted this change at its meeting on December 14, 2017.

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG thus fulfilled Vogelsang’s request for a premature release from his current contract, due to personal reasons.

Stefan KirschkeStefan KirschkeRichard Bauer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Körber AG: “We are pleased that with Stefan Kirschke we were able to appoint an experienced internal finance expert to quickly fill this extremely important role within the Group. Mr. Kirschke was substantially involved in the realignment and the strong growth of the Business Area Körber Tissue in recent years. Thanks to his extensive expertise and his detailed knowledge and many years of reliable collaboration with all Business Areas, in his new role he will successfully continue the growth course of the Group together with the other members of the Group Executive Board. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Mr. Vogelsang for the work he has done.”

Over the last few years, Stefan Kirschke has held various leadership positions within the Körber Group. Most recently he served as CFO in the Business Area Körber Tissue. Prior to joining Körber, Kirschke worked at the auditing firm Ernst & Young and held various management positions in the field of strategic brand consulting. Stefan Kirschke has a degree in Business Management from the University of Münster.

Successor to Stefan Kirschke in the role of CEO of the Business Area Körber Tissue will be Oswaldo Cruz. Cruz joined Fabio Perini Brazil in 1994 as a Sales Manager, and was appointed as Managing Director there in 2007.

Dineo Silverio, currently Head of Sales and Customer Service with Fabio Perini Brazil, was already appointed as the successor to Oswaldo Cruz as Managing Director of the company with effect on January 1, 2018.

Together with Oswaldo Cruz, Markus Fröhlich (CFO) and Dr. Luca Frasnetti (CTO and COO as dual responsibility) will form the new management team for the Business Area Körber Tissue.

Oswaldo CruzOswaldo CruzMarkus Fröhlich currently serves as Director of Administration & Controlling at Fabio Perini. After earning his Master of Engineering Management degree, he began his career at Kugler-Womako, a company in the group’s former paper division. In 2011, Fröhlich became an investment controller at the former Körber Process Solutions. During this time, he also took part in the Körber Finance Program. As part of this program, he worked on projects at Fabio Perini Brazil before moving to Fabio Perini in Lucca in 2015.

Dr. Luca Frasnetti currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Fabio Perini in Lucca. He holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and has been with the Körber Group since 2014. Earlier in his career, he served as a Global Electronic Technology Leader at Whirlpool Italy and most recently as Head of Technology and R&D at the Italian subsidiary of the Candy Hoover Group.

“I’m really pleased that our long-term succession and development planning has enabled us to appoint internal experts to fill these critical positions in the Business Area Körber Tissue. With their know-how and deep understanding of this special market, we are in the best possible position for additional growth in this business division. I wish the new management team every conceivable success!” said Stefan Kirschke.

About Körber Tissue

The Business Area Körber Tissue, which includes the brands Fabio Perini, Casmatic and MTC, is synonymous with innovation, state-of-the-art technologies, end-to-end solutions for processing and packaging machinery for toilet paper, folded tissue and paper towels. Cutting-edge offerings and a systematic customer orientation make the Business Area the technology and market leader in the sector.

About Körber

Körber AG is the holding company for an international technology group with approx. 11,500 employees around the world. The Group comprises leading-edge technology companies and more than 130 production, service, and sales entities.

At locations around the globe, Körber combines the benefits of a globally-present organization with the strengths of highly-specialized, flexible, medium-sized enterprises that offer their customers solutions, products, and services in the Business Areas of Automation, Logistics Systems, Machine Tools,

Pharma Systems, Tissue, Tobacco, Corporate Ventures and in the near future Digital Solutions.

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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 12:33

Körber is seeking an investor for Paper Systems

Within the context of its long-term corporate strategy to boost profitable growth, the Körber Group is planning to reposition itself. In order to sharpen its focus on fast-growing future markets, the Körber Executive Board has decided to sell off companies which are no longer part of the core business. For this reason Körber will be selling the companies E.C.H. Will, Pemco and Kugler-Womako, which are part of the Körber PaperLink Group, to a suitable investor. The Supervisory Board was informed about these plans yesterday. With the changes to the portfolio that are currently being sought, the Körber Group will be establishing the preconditions necessary to enable it to concentrate on its profitable core business, while at the same time expanding into new markets.

 

The three companies, which work closely together as Paper Systems, collectively have around 440 employees. Sales in 2010 amounted to some €100 million. All three have strong market positions with their technologies, and are amongst the leading companies in their respective fields of business. They have performed very successfully in the aftermath of the economic crisis.

 

A new owner is being sought for Paper Systems which is capable of continuing this positive performance in the long term. There is no specific time horizon for the divestment. While Körber is keen to complete the sale quickly, what is more important is finding the best possible investor for the companies.

 

The Körber PaperLink Division is set to remain part of the Körber Group. It will concentrate on its competencies in the fields of tissue, hygiene, mailing solutions and production logistic, and will further strengthen and expand these interests.

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Tuesday, 18 January 2011 01:40

W+D Direct Marketing Solutions thrusts ahead

The envelope inserting specialist W+D Direct Marketing Solutions GmbH is making a dynamic start to the new year. The company from Löhne, Germany, which has belonged to the Paper Division of the Köber Group since October 2010, is registering an increasing volume of incoming orders. 

"We are very pleased that our customers have responded so positively to the news that we can now offer them an extended range of products under the umbrella of Winkler+Dünnebier", says Managing Director Reinhard Glade. "With Dr. Marc Fleckenstein we have reinforced our management, which is another positive signal to the market and shows that we are again thrusting ahead", he adds.

Right at the beginning of the year, W+D Direct Marketing Solutions also launched its new website. The Internet site benefits from a logical structure and intuitive navigation. The design visualizes the affiliation to Winkler+Dünnebier and the Körber PaperLink Group.

source: Körber PaperLink GmbH

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Sunday, 09 January 2011 11:04

Hildemar Böhm takes helm

Hildemar Böhm has been appointed the new Chairman of the Körber PaperLink GmbH Management Board.As already announced, there has been a change in the senior management of the Körber Group’s Paper Division. Hildemar Böhm (51), previously CEO of the Mechanical Equipment Segment within the GEA Group, took up his new position as Chairman of the Management Board of Körber PaperLink GmbH on January 3.

At the same time, Böhm was also appointed to the Executive Board of Körber AG.


Announcement from August 3rd 2010 can be seen in the link below.

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Hildemar Böhm has been appointed the new Chairman of the Körber PaperLink GmbH Management Board.Hildemar Böhm (51), previously CEO of the GEA Mechanical Equipment Segment, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Management Board of Körber PaperLink GmbH, and is consequently assuming overall responsibility for the Körber Group’s Paper Division. At the same time, Böhm will also be a member of the Executive Board of Körber AG.

Böhm is succeeding Martin Weickenmeier (56), who for personal, family reasons decided last year not to extend his present contract. This is due to expire on August 31, 2010. At the request of the Executive Board, Weickenmeier will continue occupying a position on Körber PaperLink’s Management Board with responsibility for sales, marketing and service.

Hildemar Böhm studied process technology in Essen. The engineering graduate has long-standing professional and management experience. He joined the GEA Group in 2001, where he has exercised a number of different management functions.

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