From this month, Marco Zancolò is the new Head of the Franke Coffee Systems division, becoming at the same tine a member of the Group Management. He succeeds Thomas P. Meier, who left the company of his own accord in March this year.
Zancolò, 53-year old Italian, previously worked for Nespresso, where he started out as the B2B Commercial Director in Germany 16 years ago and strongly expanded the B2B business. He then took on various key positions in management at Nespresso, including at Headquarters, where he successful managed key strategic sales projects. Most recently, he was responsible as Head of Zone Europe, which is the market region with the highest turnover. Before that, he was a project manager at Boston Consulting Group and a member of the Board of Management at Feria Internationale Reisen GmbH. Marco Zancolò has a degree in engineering from the Technical University of Munich in Germany and an MBA from the IMD Business School in Lausanne in Switzerland.
«I am delighted that we have been able to fill this important position so perfectly – explains Patrik Wohlhauser, CEO of the Franke Group -. Marco Zancolò is a manager with international experience and boasts excellent leadership and organizational skills. He has in-depth knowledge and many years of experience in sales and marketing in the coffee industry, particularly in the B2B business. He will focus in particular on the further development of our digital efforts and achieving growth targets in the North American and Asian markets. He succeeds Thomas P. Meier, who left the company of his own accord in March this year.
Zancolò, 53-year old Italian, previously worked for Nespresso, where he started out as the B2B Commercial Director in Germany 16 years ago and strongly expanded the B2B business. He then took on various key positions in management at Nespresso, including at Headquarters, where he successful managed key strategic sales projects. Most recently, he was responsible as Head of Zone Europe, which is the market region with the highest turnover. Before that, he was a project manager at Boston Consulting Group and a member of the Board of Management at Feria Internationale Reisen GmbH. Marco Zancolò has a degree in engineering from the Technical University of Munich in Germany and an MBA from the IMD Business School in Lausanne in Switzerland.
«I am delighted that we have been able to fill this important position so perfectly – explains Patrik Wohlhauser, CEO of the Franke Group -. Marco Zancolò is a manager with international experience and boasts excellent leadership and organizational skills. He has in-depth knowledge and many years of experience in sales and marketing in the coffee industry, particularly in the B2B business. He will focus in particular on the further development of our digital efforts and achieving growth targets in the North American and Asian markets.
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Gerhard Dambach to be the new CFO and member of the Board of Management of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
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
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
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
