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HEGLA in Kretzschau and as co-signatory to-
gether with Dr Thomas Rainer (Head
ADDITIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR of Development at HEGLA boraid-
ent) for HEGLA boraident in Halle,
AND AUTHORISED SIGNATORIES thereby assuming joint responsibility
for its future development.
On 1 September 2018, Dr Heinrich telecommunications engineering at On the day of the registration of the
Ostendarp, 53, joined HEGLA’s ex- RWTH Aachen. general commercial power of rep-
isting Board of Management members Managing Director Bernhard Hötger resentation (“Prokura” in German)
Jochen H. Hesselbach and Bernhard has taken over responsibility for Sales for all the new signatories, Managing
Hötger, taking on oversight respon- and Marketing at the HEGLA Group. Director Bernhard Hötger highlighted
sibility for Technology, Production, He will further focus on the strate- that this step was a clear illustration of
Supply Chain & Logistics as well as gic development of the subsidiaries. the great trust in the skills and know-
IT. “We are very pleased that in Dr Jochen H. Hesselbach will continue in how of the authorised signatories. “By
Ostendarp we have been able to bring his role of Chairman of the Board of assigning these extensive powers, we
on board a person highly respected Management. wish to further strengthen HEGLA
throughout the industry, who is To also adapt the group structures and set it on a course to continue its
familiar with glass as a production below board level to the recent growth successful growth,” says the Managing
material and with its processing, as spurt, further senior members of staff Director.
well as knowing the customer require- have been appointed as authorised Last year, the turnover of the HEGLA
ments for our solutions first hand,” signatories. Peter Böhmer (Head of Group, founded in 1976 with machin-
emphasises Bernhard Hötger. Along Operational Sales), Stefan Reuter ery and vehicle conversions, profile
his career path, Dr Ostendarp held a (Head of Technical Sales) and Peter and sheet storage systems divisions,
technical management role at the glass Hermann (Head of Supply Chain & exceeded the 80 million euro mark for
company SCHOTT, before serving Logistics Management) have been the first time. The company expects
many years as CEO of Bohle AG and authorised to represent the HEGLA further growth from its 2017 acquisi-
as Managing Director of the SCHOL- company headquarters in Beverungen tion of the boraident company from
LGLAS group. In addition, he has a with immediate effect. Peter Hermann Halle/Saale (HEGLA Boraident),
doctorate in production technology has also been appointed as authorised which specialises in laser applica-
and gained a degree in electrical and signatory for HEGLA Maschinenbau tions, and this year’s acquisition of a
majority holding in software provider
HANIC from Bochum-Wattenscheid
(HEGLA-HANIC). Operating as a
group, HEGLA can now offer com-
prehensive solutions for glass process-
ing from under one source and focus
even more strongly on the innovation
course towards digitalisation/Industry
4.0, which it has embarked on in the
area of product development.

On 1 September 2018, Dr Heinrich Ostendarp
(1st from right) joined the Board of Management
of the HEGLA Group in Beverungen, taking on
oversight responsibility for Technology,
Production, Supply Chain & Logistics and IT.
(L to R) Bernhard Hötger, Jochen H. Hesselbach,
Dr Heinrich Ostendarp

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