Christoph Richter is the new Managing Director of Kreussler Textile Care as of 1 January 2024
Since the start of the year, Christoph Richter has taken on the role of Managing Director at Kreussler Textile Care, the Wiesbaden-based textile care specialist. He will co-manage the division with Dr Helmut Eigen until the end of June this year. Dr Eigen will retire from management on 1 July 2024 but will continue to support the company thereafter.
With the appointment of Christoph Richter as Managing Director of the textile care division, an ideal solution has been found for the succession of the previous Managing Director, Dr Helmut Eigen, as Mr Richter had already worked for Kreussler Textile Care from 2008 to 2015. His earlier roles at Kreussler in business development and as Sales Manager provide an ideal foundation for his re-entry into the family business. “I am very much looking forward to further developing the strategic direction of the textile care division at Kreussler and to expanding its strong market position at national and international levels,” explains Christoph Richter. “Thanks to my many years of experience in the company, I am already very familiar with Kreussler's strengths. During the past eight years at Electrolux Professional, where I worked among other roles as Director of Business Development for the global laundry sector, I have gained valuable expertise that I can put to good use in my new role as Managing Director.”
With Christoph Richter’s appointment, the company will be led in the first half of 2024 by a triumvirate made up of Mr Richter, Dr Helmut Eigen and Dr Stephan Travers, the great-grandson of the company founder and Managing Director of the pharmaceutical division. “We are delighted that Mr Richter has joined our team,” explains Dr Travers. “Returning to a company speaks highly of its corporate culture and, in this instance, creates the ideal conditions for a successful handover.” Dr Helmut Eigen also views the successor as the most suitable candidate: “With the management of the Textile Care division in capable hands, I will be able to concentrate on production development and automation from mid-year.”
