Christian Dietershagen will become new Head of Operations Paper at Progroup
‘With Christian Dietershagen, we have gained an excellent reinforcement for the Paper division. He is a proven expert and long-standing leader in the paper industry, whose support will make our paper mills even more efficient and technologically powerful,’ explains Maximilian Heindl, CEO of Progroup. ‘Christian identifies with the values and goals of Progroup, which is very important to us as a family business. We are very much looking forward to working with him.’
Dietershagen, who studied paper engineering, has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, including twelve years as Managing Director and Plant Manager of Sappi Stockstadt GmbH. In this role, he successfully implemented several major projects, drove forward the introduction of lean management systems and helped to continuously increase the efficiency of the paper machine.
About Progroup
Progroup AG, based in Landau, Germany, is one of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board in Europe. Since it was founded in 1991 in Offenbach/Queich, the company has been pursuing a consistent growth strategy which, in addition to technological leadership, is also based on the use of innovative and environmentally friendly production technologies. Progroup operates production sites in six countries in Central Europe. These currently include three paper mills, thirteen corrugated sheetfeeder plants, a logistics company and awaste-to-energy plant. The company's second power plant is currently under construction at Sandersdorf-Brehna near Leipzig. With more than 1,720 employees, the company generated revenue of around 1.3 billion euros in 2023.
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