Press release -
Changes to the Faber-Castell Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board Chair Gerhard Berssenbrügge will leave at the end of the year / Dirk Engehausen has been appointed new supervisory board member
Stein, Germany. In accordance with the company’s internal regulations regarding age, Gerhard Berssenbrügge will step down as Chairman of the Faber-Castell AG Supervisory Board at the end of 2023. He will be succeeded by the former CEO of the Schleich Group, Dirk Engehausen, as a new supervisory board member.
Berssenbrügge has chaired the supervisory board since 2015, before which he was a member of the board for four years. Count Charles von Faber-Castell, member of the supervisory board representing the 9th-generation shareholder family, said: “We extend our deep gratitude to Gerhard Berssenbrügge, who has provided our company with excellent advice over many years with his extensive consumer goods and brand expertise and a great sense of responsibility. He has provided us with outstanding and vital support during our recent transformation processes. Mr Berssenbrügge has made an invaluable contribution to the success of the development of the Faber-Castell Group.”
“I have always performed my role with great pleasure and commitment”, said Berssenbrügge. “I have accompanied Faber-Castell through a great many changes, and I am confident that the company is well-positioned for the future. I am delighted that Dirk Engehausen will join the Supervisory Board with his wealth of experience from 2024 onwards. His deep knowledge of relevant industries will help guide the company on the right course.”
For more than eight years, Dirk Engehausen successfully led the internationally active German company Schleich, the renowned toy company and brand manufacturer of realistic figures and playsets. He was previously Chief Sales Officer at Tchibo and held various positions at Lego for 20 years, most recently as Chief Executive Officer for the Europe division.
Press contact:
Faber-Castell AG
press-office@faber-castell.com
Categories
Faber-Castell is one of the world’s leading companies for high-quality writing, drawing and creative design products and decorative cosmetics. With 6,500 employees and the production of around two billion graphite and coloured pencils per year, Faber-Castell is the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-cased pencils. Today, the company is represented in over 130 countries worldwide, with production facilities in 10 countries and sales companies in 22 countries. Founded in 1761, Faber-Castell is one of the oldest industrial companies in the world and has been in the family for nine generations. The company owes its leading position in international markets to a tradition of great commitment to the highest quality, environmental responsibility, and a great number of product innovations.
