After 16 successful years in senior management at ebm-papst, Hans Peter Fuchs (62), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will leave the company as planned in the third quarter of 2024. Harald Klaiber (46), his successor and a former member of the Executive Board of the INDEX Group, Esslingen, has assumed the position since June 1, 2024.
Fuchs has played a pivotal role in the steady growth and development of the ebm-papst Group, positioning the Finance division on an international and future-oriented basis. During his tenure as CFO, the turnover of the world’s leading manufacturer of fans and motors has increased from approximately EUR 900 million to approximately EUR 2.5 billion.
The shareholders and Supervisory Board of ebm-papst express their sincere thanks to Hans Peter Fuchs for his significant contributions to the overall success and development of the company. The transfer of responsibility for Finance to Harald Klaiber marks the completion of the generational change in senior management, equipping the company well for future challenges.
Dr. Klaus Geißdörfer, Chief Executive Officer of the ebm-papst Group, remarked, “Hans Peter Fuchs, with his outstanding professional expertise and his appreciative and collaborative management style, has played a decisive role in shaping and advancing the continuous development of ebm-papst over many years. This is particularly true in view of the major challenges of recent years, which he played a key role in overcoming. We are incredibly grateful to him for his important work in shaping the Finance division and wish him all the best for this new chapter in his life.”
Hans Peter Fuchs commented, “I am pleased I was able to play my part in the company’s long-term development and would like to thank my team and my colleagues on the Executive Management Board as well as the shareholders and the Supervisory Board for working with me so successfully over the years.”
Harald Klaiber, a seasoned executive with international experience, has taken over the Group’s Finance & Controlling divisions as CFO as of June 1, 2024. Klaiber joins from the world’s leading manufacturer of CNC lathes, Esslingen-based INDEX Group, where he had been a member of the Management Board since 2017. He was responsible for the successful development and implementation of corporate strategy, as well as the management and realignment of the Finance & Treasury, Controlling, Process Management & IT, and Digitalization divisions. Prior to this, he spent more than 16 years in various management positions at Carl Zeiss AG / the ZEISS Group in Germany.
Dr. Geißdörfer concluded, “In Harald Klaiber, we are gaining an extremely experienced manager for the long-term, successful, and future-oriented development of our family business. We have now completed the generational change within the Executive Management Board and, as a stable management team, are set to lead ventilation technology into a new era.”
