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Our Management

Executive Board of Eckes AG and the Eckes-Granini Group

Lars Wagener

Position: Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer


Career history:

  • Degree in Business Administration/Corporate Management (WHU) 

  • Trainee, Financial Planner, Sales Development Manager (Head of Internal Sales) and subsequently Sales Director at Mars Germany 

  • Managing Director Austria at Mars 

  • Managing Director Germany at Danone 

  • Managing Director at Griesson – de Beukelaer 

  • Managing Director Region German Market / Member of the Executive Board of Greenyard, Belgium


Favourite fruit beverage: Brämhults freshly squeezed orange juice

Sidney Coffeng

Position: Deputy Chairman and CFO, Finance, IT, Procurement, P&O, M&A


Career history:

  • University studies in Business Engineering 

  • Trainee, business management / controlling, followed by service as controller, Eckes-Granini GmbH & Co. KG 

  • Senior Vice President, Finance and Controlling, Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH and member of the Executive Board of Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH 

  • Senior Vice President, Marketing Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH member of the Executive Board of Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH 

  • Senior Vice President, Marketing, Research & Development, Export, Corporate Communication, Eckes-Granini Group


Favourite fruit beverage: hohes C Orange with pulp

German Heil

Position: Member of the Executive Board, Chief Supply Chain Officer, R&D and Quality


Career history:

  • University studies mechanical engineering and business administration 

  • Officer in the German Armed Forces 

  • Plant manager at Unilever 

  • Plant manager, multiple site manager and authorized signatory at CSM, formerly Unilever 

  • Operations Director at CSM International, formerly Unilever, Amsterdam (NL) 

  • Director Strategic Business Development and R&D at Corbion, Amsterdam (NL) 

  • Vice President Operational Excellence, EHS and Quality at Corbion, Amsterdam (NL) 

  • Global Vice President Manufacturing bei GELITA AG


Favourite beverage: hohes C Immun Water Lime Ginger

Supervisory Board of Eckes AG

Enjoyment and health, innovation and tradition – these are the ideas on which the Eckes vision is based. In family hands since it was founded in 1857, Eckes AG operates today as a financial holding company, and has focused since the sale of its German and international spirits business exclusively on the production and marketing of fruit juice and fruit beverages by the Eckes-Granini Group.