OTS - Leadership Transition at IFCO Group
2020. April 08. 11:34
Munich (Germany), April 8, 2020 (APA/OTS) - The Advisory Committee
of IFCO Group announced today that as part of a long-planned
succession process, Wolfgang Orgeldinger will retire as CEO of IFCO
Group and Michael Pooley has been appointed as new CEO of IFCO
Group. Mr. Pooley will take over the responsibilities as Chief
Executive Officer effective 1st July 2020.
Having joined in 2000, Wolfgang Orgeldinger has successfully
shaped IFCO over the last 20 years, first as COO and since 2013 as
CEO. He will remain committed and continue to support IFCO Group as
he transitions to the Advisory Committee. This transition has been
planned well ahead of time in close cooperation between Wolfgang
Orgeldinger and the Advisory Committee and is designed to ensure a
smooth transition and handover over the next several weeks.
Michael Pooley is a strategic thinker who has led large scale
successful growth and change programs in Brambles and Exova Group.
He comes with very relevant experience in our industry within
pooling and retail whilst having worked over 25 years in business
management, sales and operations. Michael is well-known for his
digital knowledge with a focus on track & trace and big data
analytics. He graduated in 1990 from the University of Bath with a
B. Eng. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and earned an MBA at the
Henley Management College.
Stephan Förschle commented on behalf of the Advisory Committee:
"We would like to thank Wolfgang for his outstanding commitment and
contribution to IFCO's success and for his great support over the
last 12 months following the ownership transition. Wolfgang has led
the development of IFCO over the last 20 years into the leading
global Reusable Plastic Crates (RPC) solution provider. We are very
grateful that he will continue to support IFCO and our customers as
a member of the advisory committee going forward." Mr. Förschle
continued: "In close collaboration with Wolfgang, we have
identified Michael through an extensive search process. We are
confident that Michael will successfully continue IFCO's strategy
and foster the company's profitable growth with innovative
products, digital solutions and best-in-class services with an
obsession to meet and exceed our customers' expectations. Michael
knows IFCO and a number of our customers very well from his time at
Brambles. He combines operational, technical and digital skills
with commercial thinking and has a strong go-to-market drive."
Wolfgang Orgeldinger added: "Since I have joined IFCO in
December 2000, we have grown the company from a small niche player
generating c. €200m revenues to a global leader in the RPC pooling
industry with revenues of more than €1.0bn. The IFCO team has
successfully entered new markets, steadily grown our client base,
built-out our product and service offering, and improved our
operations. This has led to strong, consistent growth even
throughout challenging economic cycles. Within the last year, we
have successfully managed the ownership transition and with knowing
the IFCO Group is in good hands, it is the right moment for me to
retire as CEO. I am excited to further support the company in my
new role as board member and am looking forward to seeing Michael
Pooley and the whole team shaping the next chapter in IFCO's
long-lasting success story."
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Additional information
IFCO is the leading global provider of reusable packaging
solutions for fresh foods, serving customers in 50+ countries. IFCO
operates a pool of over 314 million Reusable Plastic Containers
(RPCs) globally, which are used for over 1.7 billion shipments of
fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread,
and other items from suppliers to grocery retailers every year.
IFCO RPCs ensure a better fresh food supply chain by protecting
freshness and quality and lowering costs, food waste and
environmental impact compared to single-use packaging. More:
www.ifco.com.
Contact
IFCO:
Daniela Carbone
VP - Global Marketing
+49 89 99 38 87 51
Daniela.Carbone@ifco.com
https://www.ifco.com/
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