The shareholders of Hirschvogel Holding GmbH, one of the largest international automotive suppliers in the area of aluminium and steel forging as well as subsequent machining, initiated the first step by appointing Walter Bauer and Dr Dirk Landgrebe at the new top management, with the view to be able to take the steps for the change process towards a sustainable company without any further delay.
According to its statements, the family company based in Denklingen intends to align its range of products and services as profitably as possible to the market potential for the next ten years and to bundle all forces for this purpose. By consolidating the company's perspective in the direction of innovative, market-oriented products, the long-term prospects of employees are also to be strengthened.
From 1st January 2021, Walter Bauer will take on the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dr Dirk Landgrebe will be responsible for the automotive supplier's production as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). As a result, the top management should be supplemented by a further CEO and Chairman at the same time by mid-2021.
The future CFO and electronics and IT expert Walter Bauer have been with the company for 14 years since 2011 as Vice President Corporate Finance. Dr Dirk Landgrebe, designated COO, already held various management positions at Hirschvogel Holding GmbH from 1999 to 2014. Most recently, he worked for one of the major global automotive suppliers as Managing Director and Vice President of Europe.
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