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.
Reiner Strecker (Chairman)
Dr Heiner Olbrich (Deputy Chairman)
Christina Oelbermann
Kim Tabet
Rob Versloot
Margot Schumacher