Heidelberg has announced that Chief Financial Officer and Labour Director, Marcus A Wassenberg, is expected to leave the company by April 1, 2023 and join the board of another industrial company with the transfer taking place by mutual consent.
Until this time, Heidelberg says, Wassenberg will work with the Supervisory Board and the Chief Executive Officer of Heidelberg to ensure an orderly transition of his duties into new hands.
“Over the past three years, Marcus Wassenberg has done effective work both in restructuring the company and in driving forward the transformation. His imminent departure is also an expression of the milestones achieved, the financial successes achieved and the regained future viability of Heidelberg. We thank him for his important contributions,” Dr Martin Sonnenschein, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, said.
Dr Ludwin Monz, chairman of the Management board, said, “In Marcus Wassenberg, we are losing a committed innovator and I am losing a very valued Board colleague. Despite the unexpected challenges of the pandemic and the current uncertain geopolitical situation, he and his colleagues have restored the company’s robust economic performance. We will now continue unwaveringly with the strategic development of our portfolio and business model innovation. This is what our Supervisory Board, the management team and I stand for together.”
“The future of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is spread across many strong shoulders.“
Wassenberg added, “The task now is to further strengthen the core business and at the same time drive forward the development of new business areas based on the company’s extensive competencies, for example in electromobility, automation and sensor technology. Under the leadership of Ludwin Monz, the company is excellently equipped for this permanent innovation task.”
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