Category Archives: Appointments

Gerhard Dambach to be the new CFO and member of the Board of Management of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

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Gerhard Dambach, currently CEO of Robert Bosch Italy, will move to BSH as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective September 1, 2019

The 56-year-old holder of a Ph.D. in industrial engineering will succeed Johannes Närger, who retired as of June 30

MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gerhard Dambach (56) will become the new CFO and Labor Relations Director of Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturer BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. He will be the Board of Management member responsible for finance and the North America region. The holder of a Ph.D. in industrial engineering has worked for the Bosch Group since 1993, holding various positions, including managerial positions, in finance and controlling. In his most recent post, he was the CEO of the Italian Bosch subsidiary with responsibility for the Italy and Greece regions. He is also the current President of the German-Italian Chamber of Commerce.

“Gerhard Dambach has many years of international experience within the Bosch Group and great expertise in finance and human resources. We are therefore very pleased to appoint him to the Board of Management of BSH,” said Prof. Dr. Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Chairman of BSH’s Supervisory Board.

Management, Dambach will be responsible for finance and controlling and will serve as the Group’s Labor Relations Director, beginning on September 1, 2019. His remit will also include the BSH region of North America (United States and Canada). The 56-year-old father completed his study of industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in 1988. After that, he earned a Ph.D. there at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

“Being appointed to the Board of Management of BSH is both a challenge and a motivation for me. I am very much looking forward to the exciting task of helping to guide the destiny of this extraordinary company in a market that is undergoing radical changes,” Dambach said.

New CEO at Elica

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Elica, the Italian company of kitchen hoods, has appointed Mauro Sacchetto as new chief executive officer with immediate effect. The manager, born in Vercelli in 1959, physic graduate with an MBA from Stanford (USA), has gained extensive international experience in the US, Europe and Asia at leading multinational enterprises in sector such as the Motor Industries, Telecommunications, Electronics and Microelectronics and ICT. During his career, he has held the position of CEO in important companies, such as Marelli Motors, Datalogic and Bull Honeywell Compuprint. In addition, he also has been COO at Pirelli OTI, president and Chairman at Atena and Chairman of the Control Committee at Saipem. Mauro Sacchetto takes the position of Antonio Racinella, who has been chief executive officer at Elica since 2016. “The chairman Francesco Casoli and the board of directors – the official press release says – thanks Antonio Racinella for his steadfast commitment and for leading the company successful turnaround, growth and international expansion process”.

Hoover Small domestic appliances

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Mirko Poggi is the new Head of the Hoover Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) Italy division of the Candy Group. He will lead the sales and marketing SDA Italy team, with the aim of developing the business and increasing the market share to contribute to the sales growth of the Candy Group, which aims to achieve 2 billion euros in the coming years