Bernard Schäferbarthold is New Hella CEO Appointee

Bernard Schäferbarthold, currently Chief Financial Officer of Hella, will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. This was decided by the Shareholder Committee at their recent meeting.Schäferbarthold will take over the post on 1 January 2024 from current CEO Michel Favre, who has mutually agreed with the Shareholder Committee on an early termination of his…

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