Breaking News - Axel Dreher alla direzione di Wolford

Dalla fine di luglio Axel Dreher, attualmente Vice-Ceo, assumerà in Wolford il ruolo di CEO  e COO con l’obiettivo di dirigere le strategie, il marketing e le vendite del marchio austriaco di lingerie, beachwear e calzetteria.
La comunicazione diretta dell’azienda indica anche che Ashish Sensarma, CEO dal 2015, lascerà la direzione della società dal 31 luglio e che Brigitte Kurz prenderà posto nel board, e da direttore  del dipartimento finanziario prenderà il ruolo di CFO con mansioni anche relative le risorse umane, l’IT, affari legali e relazioni con gli investitori. Questa comunicazione arriva poco tempo dopo l’annuncio degli azionisti di Wolford di voler cedere le quote di controllo della società. WMP Familien Privatstiftung, Sesam Privatstiftung, Erthal & Co Beteilungsgesellschaft e le parti correlate hanno confermato l’avvio del processo di selezione di potenziali interessati all’acquisto delle loro azioni, precisando anche che l’acquisizione dovrà prevedere una iniezione di liquidità a garanzia del rafforzamento dell’azienda nel lungo termine; attualmente Wolford sta negoziando con le banche per definire le procedure necessarie a proseguire la gestione ordinaria.


Ashish Sensarma, 57, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wolford AG since January 2015, will resign from his position on the Management Board as of July 31, 2017. Axel Dreher, 52, the previous Deputy Chief Executive Officer, will also assume management responsibility for Strategy, Marketing and Sales as of August 1, 2017. Moreover, at its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Wolford AG appointed Brigitte Kurz, 43, as the new Member of the Management Board starting on August 1, 2017. Ms. Kurz, Director of the Finance Department until the present time, will take over the responsibilities from Axel Dreher as Chief Financial Officer, and will also be in charge of Human Resources, IT, Legal Affairs and Investor Relations. Axel Dreher will continue to carry out his duties as COO, with overall management responsibility for Product Development, Production and Technology as well as Distribution Logistics.
Ashish Sensarma will remain with the company in an advisory capacity in the upcoming months with respect to the process of addressing potential investors, which is already underway. The Supervisory Board would like to thank Ashish Sensarma for the impetus he provided to restructuring the company, especially in the areas of the international sales organization and e-commerce. “The operational implementation now requires a very integrated approach along the entire value chain, which we want to ensure by bundling the relevant tasks in the hands of Axel Dreher”, explains Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Wolford AG. “At the same time, we are pleased to be able to name Brigitte Kurz to be the company’s first female Management Board member. Since joining the company close to two years ago, she has made a substantial contribution to the professionalization of the Finance Department, demonstrating her extensive competence and determination. We assume that she will also resolutely move ahead with the agreed-upon measures.”
Bregenz 5 July 2017