In the one that has become a renovation case Car supplier Webasto clears up his position for CEO Holger Engelmann (59). The manager will leave for the weekend. Successor Jörg Buchheim (57) will take over the chief position next Monday, as webasto announced. Supervisory Board and Engelmann had agreed with mutual agreement. At the end of 2023, the supplier employed a good 16,000 employees worldwide at more than 50 locations.
The right time nine months before the end of the contract
“It is now the right time for this important decision, since the upcoming phase of the restructuring requires personnel continuity,” said Engelmann, according to the message. His contract would actually have expired at the end of the year.
Since 2013, Engelmann has headed the 124-year-old family company, whose most important products are sliding and panoramic roofs for cars. In addition, the company, based in Stockdorf, produces parking heaters and battery systems for electric cars. A great -grandson of the company founder Wilhelm Baier is still a co -owner and member of the supervisory board.
The future CEO Buchheim is not a webasto man, but was fetched from the outside. According to Webasto, the studied electrical engineer has a “proven track record in the transformation and realignment of international automotive suppliers”. Buchheim is also familiar in East Asia, and he headed the Chinese business at one of his former employers.
The economic crisis hits several car suppliers even harder than the actual manufacturers. Significant suppliers not only produce parts, but have also been significantly involved in innovations in recent years. A number of well -known companies, including Bosch and Continental, have announced far -reaching savings programs.