Dr. Hermann to replace Dr. Gorella

As of November 1, 2022, Dr. Boris Gorella, CEO of the Pfleiderer Group, will relinquish his executive functions at Pfleiderer to devote himself to other tasks. He will continue to support the Polish subsidiary Silekol, which bundles Pfleiderer’s resin-based adhesives business, in an advisory capacity. At the same time, COO Dr. Frank Herrmann will be promoted to CEO of Pfleiderer.

Miguel Kohlmann, Chairman of Pfleiderer’s Advisory Board, said, “I would like to thank Boris Gorella for his contribution over the last two years, during which Pfleiderer has achieved record results. We look forward to working with him in an advisory capacity at Silekol.” He added, “I am convinced that Frank Herrmann and the management team will continue Pfleiderer’s great development in the industry and lead the company through the current challenging market environment, strengthening and aligning it for future growth.”

Boris Gorella stated, “I would like to thank Pfleiderer’s management team, our shareholders and Miguel Kohlmann for their strong support in developing Pfleiderer with me to where we are today. This is a great company and I am proud to have contributed to its development. I am convinced that Pfleiderer will continue to grow and prosper under Frank’s leadership.”

Dr. Frank Hermann said, “I thank Miguel and our investors for their trust and am very much looking forward to working with the entire Pfleiderer team to take the company to the next level.”