Mr. Arno Gärtner will take over as the Managing Partner of Karl Mayer Management Board when Mr. Fritz P. Mayer retires as an operational head of the company on June 30. However, the latter will represent the Mayer family on the Supervisory Board together with Suzanne Forker.
Effective from July 1, Mr. Arno Gärtner (CEO) and Dr. Helmut Pressl (CFO) will be responsible for the management of Karl Mayer Holding.
Mr. Arno Gärtner has been a successful member of Karl Mayer’s management team for many years now, and his background is in mechanical engineering. This graduate engineer started his career in the printing machinery building sector. After moving to Karl Mayer, he became the manager of the “Lace and Curtain” division. Later on, he became jointly responsible for expanding the Chinese subsidiary, Karl Mayer (China) Ltd., and became president of the Business Unit Warp Knitting.
The appointment of Mr. Arno Gärtner to the Management Board will ensure that Karl Mayer continues to pursue all its existing strategies and goals. The tradition as a family-run company will be continued by the family members in the Supervisory Board.
In the future, too, Karl Mayer will maintain its role as a leader on the world market and strengthen its reputation as an innovative manufacturer with a solid commercial basis.