Michael Häcker

• Overall responsibility for sales, product development, production including production planning, quality management, purchasing, supply chain management including maintenance, financial accounting, HR department including training

• Technical and personnel responsibility for around 75 employees

• Management and profit responsibility (revenue ~ €5 million/year), EBIT 7% in 2024, 10.5% in 2023, and 12% in 2022

• Complete reorganization of the sales structure and strategy

• Significant improvement of company key figures, especially significant reduction of backlog and improvement of delivery performance to > 96% adherence to the first confirmed delivery date

• Development and continuous improvement of a key performance indicator system

• Layout and material flow optimizations

• Implementation and introduction of LEAN Management, initially focusing on shop floor management and 5S

• Overall responsibility for sales, research and development including technical center, production, quality management, supply chain management including operational purchasing, finance and accounting, controlling, HR department including training and site services

• Technical and personnel responsibility for around 90 employees

• Management and profit responsibility (revenue ~ €10.5 million/year)

• Introduction of the new brand "JESS-WELDING"

• Complete realignment and revision of the product portfolio

• Significant improvement of company key figures, especially delivery performance (from approx. 70% to > 95%) and quality costs

• Introduction of a site-specific Productivity Roadmap

• Digitalization of product development and manufacturing processes

• Layout and material flow optimizations

• Introduction of LEAN Management, focus on shop floor management

• Overall responsibility for production, quality management, production planning, technical office including manufacturing engineering, tool service, purchasing, logistics including fully automated high-bay warehouse (HRL), personnel support, training, and site services

• Technical and personnel responsibility for around 180 employees

• Procuration and profit responsibility (revenue ~ €37.5 million/year)

• Takeover and successful completion of the "EVOTION" project to double production capacity (with around €16 million, the largest single investment in the company's history)

• Significant improvement of all company key figures, especially delivery performance, quality costs, and productivity

• Introduction of a site-specific Productivity Roadmap

• Company representative at the site and in the region

• Layout and material flow optimizations

• Introduction of LEAN Management, focus on shop floor management

• Establishment of an independent and self-sufficient tool service PLUS (toolmaking optimally aligned for the Thal plant) Reason for change: Restructuring of the entire GESIPA Group