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Bergisch Gladbach, 9 August 2023

INDUS completes reorganization of the Board of Management

- Gudrun Degenhart appointed member of the Board of Management responsible for the Materials segment

The Supervisory Board of INDUS Holding AG has appointed Gudrun Degenhart as a new member of the Board of Management with effect from 1 October 2023. She will be responsible for the Materials segment.

This concludes the reorganization of the INDUS Board of Management in line with the PARKOUR perform strategy update. Three dedicated Board members are now responsible for the new Engineering, Infrastructure and Materials segments. The Chairman of the Board of Management and the CFO are responsible for the overall management and the central functions and units of the growing group of companies. “With now five Board members, INDUS is well positioned for focused growth in the highly specialized industrial technology sector,” says Chairman of the Supervisory Board Jürgen Abromeit. “As announced, we have strengthened the new segment management. With clear segment responsibility and in-depth knowledge of the respective industries, the INDUS Board of Management will be able to provide even more intensive support to the portfolio companies.”

Gudrun Degenhart has more than 20 years of experience in managing and developing portfolio companies in Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining INDUS, she was CEO of the German portfolio companies of the international services group ISS A/S. Previously, she held various positions at the thyssenkrupp Group, including CEO of an international business unit for special elevators and CEO of Materials Western Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to joining thyssenkrupp, Gudrun Degenhart was a member of the Managing Board of Schöck AG, a medium-sized construction technology company. After graduating in business administration, she began her career by building up the Central and Eastern European subsidiaries of the construction specialist Lindner Group.

Jürgen Abromeit: “Ms Degenhart has broad management experience in medium-sized enterprises and corporate groups. With her expertise and personality, she is an ideal addition to the existing Board team.”

Axel Meyer

COO Engineering
Axel Meyer (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since October 2017.

Until joining INDUS, he held various management positions at Schuler AG, most recently as Managing Director of Schuler Pressen and Head of the Service Division of the Schuler Group, Goeppingen, Germany.

Previously, Axel Meyer worked as a member of the Board of Management of the international management consultancy IMAGIN Prof. Bochmann AG, Eppstein im Taunus, Germany. He started his professional career in the Schuler Group's Solid Forming Division, initially in global sales and later as Division Manager.

Axel Meyer studied industrial engineering in Germany and the USA and earned a Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (LL.M.) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management while working. 

Gudrun Degenhart

COO Materials Solutions
Gudrun Degenhart (German citizen, born 1970) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since October 2023.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the management and development of portfolio companies in Europe, USA and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Before joining INDUS, Gudrun Degenhart was CEO for the German portfolio companies of the international service group ISS. She previously worked for the thyssenkrupp Group, including as CEO of the international business unit for special lifts and as CEO of Materials Western Europe and Asia-Pacific. She gained experience in medium-sized companies as a board member of the construction technology company Schöck.

A graduate in business administration, she began her career by building up the Central and Eastern European activities of the construction specialist Lindner Group. 

Dr. Jörn Großmann

COO Infrastructure
Dr. Jörn Großmann (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since January 2019.

Up until joining INDUS, he worked for the Dutch group Aalberts Industries, with his last position being the sole managing director of Impreglon, Lüneburg, Germany.

He previously held various positions at the Georgsmarienhütte Group, initially becoming managing director of Mannstaedt, Troisdorf, Germany and later managing director of GMH Edelstahl Service Center Burg and GMH Engineering. Before Dr. Großmann became the managing director of Buderus Feinguss, Moers, Germany, he worked as a development engineer and as a technical director for Doncasters Precision Castings, Bochum, Germany.

He studied material sciences and earned a doctorate in the field of natural sciences.

Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt

CEO
Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt (German citizen, born 1961) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since January 2006. He has assumed the position of CEO since July 2018.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt was previously the sole managing director of ebm-papst Landshut, Germany, a manufacturer of ventilation motors and fans. During his tenure there, his main achievements included advancing the development of new product platforms and the internationalization of production sites.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt began his career at Richard Bergner, a manufacturer of electrical instruments from Schwabach, Germany. He initially led product development before rising to the position of managing director during his 12 years at the company.

Schmidt, who studied mathematics, gained an engineering doctorate in mechanics from the Technical University of Darmstadt. 

Rudolf Weichert

CFO
Rudolf Weichert (German citizen, born 1963) is the CFO of INDUS.

Before joining the INDUS Board of Management in June 2012, he was a Partner at KPMG for nine years. He spent three of these years in Detroit, Michigan, United States, where he worked mainly with companies in the engineering, and materials trading industries.

Mr. Weichert, who holds a masters degree in business administration, worked for KPMG for about 20 years, primarily in the firm’s Duesseldorf office, where he worked mainly with multinational manufacturing corporations.