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Saori Dubourg becomes new CEO of Greiner AG

With effect from March 1, 2024, the Greiner Supervisory Board has appointed ex-BASF board member Saori Dubourg as CEO. She succeeds Axel Kühner, who left the company at the turn of the year after 15 years.

Chairman of the Board of Executive...

Markus Kamieth succeeds Martin Brudermüller

Dr. Markus Kamieth will become Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF at the end of the Annual Meeting on April 25, 2024. This was decided by the Supervisory Board at its meeting on 20 December 2023. Markus Kamieth has been a member of the BASF Board of Executive Directors since 2017 and succeeds Dr. Martin Brudermüller.

Arnold Umformtechnik expands

Inauguration of the ultra-modern production facility in Forchtenberg

Arnold Umformtechnik has reached another important milestone with the inauguration of its new production building in Forchtenberg-Rauhbusch. The new building covers more than 3,400 square meters and creates space for additional production capacity and jobs in the future.

Phoenix Contact sees growth

Focus on networking and automation

At SPS 2023, Ulrich Leidecker, Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Contact, spoke about the company's economic development.

Business figures

Trumpf reports sales increase of 27 percent

Trumpf has presented its figures for the 2022/23 financial year: Turnover rose by 27 percent to 5.4 billion euros, while EBIT increased by 31 percent to 615 million euros. The number of employees worldwide grew by just under 2,000 to 18,400, in Germany by 700.

Change of legal form

ZwickRoell becomes a European public limited company

The testing machine manufacturer ZwickRoell is continuing its international expansion: This is reflected in the conversion of the parent company from the legal form of a stock corporation (AG) to a European stock corporation (Societas Europaea, or SE for short).

90 years of Omron

It started with a timer for X-ray machines

In 2023, the automation expert Omron can look back on 90 years of innovative company history, in which many technological boundaries have been crossed and milestones set.

Contract extension until 2030

Schall and Messe Stuttgart continue their partnership

The trade fair company P. E. Schall and Messe Stuttgart are continuing their long-standing partnership and extending it until 2030. Thanks to the new contract, established trade fairs such as Blechexpo, Schweisstec, Control, Motek and Bondexpo will continue to take place at the trade fair grounds in Stuttgart in the coming years.

100 years of Conrad Electronic

One hundred years of change

Conrad Electronic celebrated its centenary on June 21, 2023 with a gigantic event in the spirit of change. 400 high-ranking guests from business and politics as well as long-time Conrad companions were invited to the logistics center in Wernberg-Köblitz on June 21, 2023 to celebrate a century of Conrad Electronic under the motto "The Next 100 Years".