22/11/2023 – Personnel matter — auf Deutsch lesen

New CEO and CFO at Freudenberg Performance Materials

Freudenberg Performance Materials announces new appointments to the Management Board. As of January 1st, 2024, Dr. Andreas Raps will succeed Dr. Frank Heislitz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Marco Altherr takes over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Thomas Herr.

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Dr. Andreas Raps (l.), designated CEO, and Marco Altherr (r.), designated CFO. © Freudenberg

 

From January 2024, the Management Board will therefore consist of Dr. Andreas Raps (CEO), Marco Altherr (CFO) and John McNabb (CTO), who has held the position since 2018. Dr. Frank Heislitz and Thomas Herr will join the Freudenberg Group´s Board of Management at the beginning of 2024.

Dr. Andreas Raps has been a member of the Executive Council of Freudenberg SE since 2020 and CEO of EagleBurgmann, a joint venture between the Japanese EKK and the German Freudenberg Group, since 2016. Previously, he held various executive management positions at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies since 2004. Before joining the Freudenberg Group, Raps worked for various management consultancies in Boston, USA, Munich and Zurich, Switzerland.

Marco Altherr, CFO of Vibracoustic SE, a Freudenberg Group company, since 2020, previously held various senior management positions at Freudenberg & Co. KG. He has many years of experience in management positions at well-known companies such as Manroland AG, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Boehringer Ingelheim and Arthur Andersen.

Dr. Mohsen Sohi, CEO of the Freudenberg Group: “With Dr. Andreas Raps and Marco Altherr, two internationally experienced managers are joining the Freudenberg Performance Materials Board of Management. Both have a wealth of expertise and have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Freudenberg Group. Together with John McNabb, they form a strong leadership team.”