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Jens Hardenacke appointed new CEO of Kardex Holding AG
25.04.2023
The Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Jens Hardenacke (1971) as the new CEO of Kardex Holding AG. He will join the company on June 1, 2023.
Hardenacke, who holds a doctorate in economics, has many years of management experience in both the machinery industry and intralogistics. He has spent the last six years working for the intralogistics group Dematic, where he served as Managing Director in China and was most recently Managing Director responsible for the DACH region. Prior to that, he worked successfully for more than a decade in various management positions at the machine tool manufacturer Gildemeister, in particular as Managing Director in South East Asia and in the USA.
The Board of Directors is pleased to have found a new CEO in Jens Hardenacke who, in addition to his industry expertise, brings with him a great deal of management experience from Kardex's growth markets.
Chairman of the Board Dr. Felix Thöni, who has led the company on an interim basis since March 1, 2023 will return to his core responsibilities from that date.
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