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Faber-Castell AG: Dirk Engehausen is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Stein, Germany - Faber-Castell AG has appointed Dirk Engehausen as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Engehausen succeeds Gerhard Berssenbrügge, who stepped down from the board for regulatory reasons at the end of 2023.
Engehausen, former CEO of the Schleich Group, a leading manufacturer of realistic figures and play sets, has many years of experience in the toy industry. Before joining Schleich, he was Chief Sales Officer at Tchibo and held various positions at Lego for more than 20 years, including CEO for the European business region.
"I am honoured to be part of the Faber-Castell family and to be able to contribute to the continued success of the company," says Dirk Engehausen. "Faber-Castell is a company with a rich history and a strong commitment to quality and innovation. I look forward to the teamwork on the Supervisory Board as well as working with the shareholders, the executive board and the management team to drive growth and create value for all stakeholders."
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Faber-Castell is one of the world's leading companies for high-quality products for writing, drawing and creative design as well as decorative cosmetics products. With an output of over two billion pencils and coloured pencils per year and around 6,500 employees, Faber-Castell is the most important manufacturer of wood-cased pencils in the world. Today, the company is represented in over 120 countries and has its own production facilities in ten and sales companies in 22 countries worldwide. Founded in 1761, Faber-Castell is one of the oldest industrial enterprises in the world and has been owned by the same family for nine generations. The company owes its leading position on the international market to its traditional commitment to the highest quality, environmental responsibility and the large number of product innovations. In the 2022/23 financial year, the Group generated its second-highest revenue in history at EUR 649 million.
