Karl Knauer KG has had a new member of the management team since 1 May 2019. The 52-year-old Kai Rössig joined the management board. He succeeds Joachim Würz, who is now retiring at the age of 65 after more than 17 years on the management board.
„On behalf of the entire workforce, we would like to thank Joachim Würz for his successful commitment and outstanding work for our company. We have always greatly appreciated the many years of trustful cooperation and are therefore very pleased that he will remain with us until September and will be available to his successor as a contact person,“ the Packaging specialist in a press release the spokesman of the management Richard Kammerer.
New manager looks forward to „enormous challenges“
Kai Rössig has been with the company since 1 October 2018. Karl Knauer. The graduate engineer specialising in Manufacturing technology has more than 25 years of experience in the consumer goods industry and as a plant manager in the areas of production and engineering as well as contract manufacturing and quality management.
„I am looking forward to playing a key role in shaping the future of this fantastic company with immediate effect. The Packaging industry is currently facing enormous challenges that need to be mastered. However, as we can rely on a motivated, highly qualified team of specialists, I am certain that we can continue to position ourselves successfully on the market,“ says Rössig, looking ahead to the tasks ahead.
[infotext icon]Karl Knauer KG operates plants in Biberach and Neuenstein in Germany. There is also a site in Pniewy, Poland. According to the company website, 416 employees work at the headquarters in Biberach. In Pniewy, 385 people are employed. It was only in March of this year that Karl Knauer GmbH in Neuenstein, which is part of the Karl Knauer Group Insolvency filed. Karl Knauer KG was not affected by this.http://www.karlknauer.de[/infotext]
