Hans Juergen Kalmbach was previously responsible for international sales for Hansgrohe
Effective Aug. 1, Hans Juergen Kalmbach will become CEO of the Hansgrohe Group. Kalmbach succeeds Thorsten Klapproth, who, after four years of successful business expansion, will turn over his position as CEO. Reinhard Mayer has been appointed deputy chairman.
Klapproth has been Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hansgrohe Group for four years. During his tenure, the company has grown significantly, most recently exceeding 1 billion Euros in revenue in 2016. He successfully steered the transition phase to a process-controlled organization, which allowed the members of the company’s founding family Hans Grohe to retire from the operative side of business.