Personnel
Heike Wulff takes over as Chief Financial Officer of Jungheinrich AG
On January 1, 2026, Heike Wulff will take over the Finance department on the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG. She succeeds Dr. Volker Hues, who will step down from his position on December 31, 2025.
Farewell to Dr. Volker Hues
After more than 16 successful years on the Management Board, Dr. Volker Hues will leave the Management Board by mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board. In future, he intends to concentrate on advisory and supervisory board mandates.
Since joining the Management Board in 2009, Dr. Hues has had a decisive influence on the development of the Group: from the strategic expansion of the financial services business to the consistent focus on profitable growth and targeted internationalization, including the first M&A transactions in the USA.
"Dr. Volker Hues has decisively shaped the development of Jungheinrich for more than a decade with vision, integrity and leadership skills. We would like to thank him for the trusting and successful cooperation and the lasting impetus he has provided during this time," explain the Supervisory Board and the Lange and Wolf shareholder families.
Heike Wulff takes over the finance department
As already announced in spring 2024, Heike Wulff will succeed Dr. Hues. She has been a member of the Executive Board as designated CFO since May 2024 and is responsible for Accounting, Controlling, Tax and Internal Audit.
"We are delighted to have a successor in Heike Wulff, who has already demonstrated her strong analytical skills and leadership qualities on the Jungheinrich Board of Management since last year," says Rolf Najork, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Jungheinrich AG. "As Chief Financial Officer, she will develop her department into a key pillar of the 2030+ growth strategy and play a decisive role in driving Jungheinrich's transformation forward."
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