Present CFO Kai Wehmeyer retires after 25 years in workplace
10 June 2024
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- Board of Administration change builds basis for additional sustainable development
- Present CFO Kai Wehmeyer retires after 25 years in workplace
- Government Director Robert Jan Lousberg will go away the corporate on 30 September 2024
A change of technology within the Board of Administration of Huge Dutchman AG in Germany: with impact from 1 October 2024, the Supervisory Board has appointed Erkul Basaran as the brand new Chief Monetary Officer (CFO). The 47-year-old enterprise administration graduate and certified auditor succeeds Kai Wehmeyer, who’s retiring.
Kai Wehmeyer was CFO of the family-owned firm for 25 years. Throughout this time, he performed a key position within the spectacular development of all the group, which in the present day employs greater than 3100 folks and is lively in over 150 international locations.
Wehmeyer will probably be succeeded by Erkul Basaran, an authorized monetary professional with a few years of expertise within the agricultural sector. After finishing his research at Düsseldorf College of Utilized Sciences, Basaran labored for the consulting agency KPMG for a number of years and was most lately CFO of the Farm Applied sciences division on the GEA group in Bönen (Germany), a programs provider for the meals, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Basaran is married and has three kids.
Bernd Meerpohl, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Huge Dutchman AG: “Erkul Basaran will assist to strengthen our household enterprise together with his monetary experience and in-depth data of the business.”
Dr. Frank Hiller, CEO: “I’m trying ahead to working with Erkul Basaran. Along with his expertise and data of farm expertise and farm administration programs, he is a wonderful match for Huge Dutchman.”
On the similar time, the Huge Dutchman household bids farewell to Kai Wehmeyer, one of many longest-serving members of the Board of Administration. Bernd Meerpohl: “As CFO, Kai Wehmeyer performed a decisive position in shaping our firm over the previous 25 years. On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the proprietor household, I wish to thank him most sincerely. We want him all one of the best for his retirement. Concurrently, we’re delighted that Kai Wehmeyer will proceed to help the corporate in an advisory capability sooner or later.”
Robert Jan Lousberg can even go away the corporate at his personal request on 30 September 2024. As Government Director of Huge Dutchman, Lousberg has been liable for the World Engineering division and the subsidiaries since 2016. Specifically, he promoted the insect farming and greenhouse building enterprise segments. His earlier duties will probably be assumed by the members of the Board of Administration.
“On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the household, I wish to thank Robert Jan Lousberg, particularly for his dedication to the brand new enterprise models inside the group, and want him all one of the best for his future plans,” says Bernd Meerpohl.
“With the modifications to the Board of Administration, we’re creating a robust basis for additional sustainable development. We’ll proceed to increase our vary of future-oriented high-tech options within the pursuits of our clients worldwide, and function much more effectively,” says Dr. Frank Hiller, CEO of Huge Dutchman AG. “Because the administration workforce of a household enterprise, we really feel obliged to at all times take motion for future generations.”
