Optimal Replacements Through Strategic Personnel Planning
The Brückner Group, a market leader in engineering of machinery and equipment for processing plastics and alternative materials. Its continuous global success is based on a forward-thinking, long-term personnel strategy. This approach enables the company to consistently filling open management positions from its own international organisation.
A Veteran Departs
Helmut Huber, Managing Director of Sales and Project and Product Management at Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH, retired at the end of 2024. Over his 33-year tenure, Huber played a pivotal role in the company's growth, serving in various positions including technical buyer, Head of Assembly, project manager, Head of Project Management, and since 2016, Managing Director and Chief Sales Officer (CSO). His term included the record-breaking year of 2021, with nearly 80 film stretching lines sold.
An Outstanding Successor: Markus Gschwandtner
Effective January 1, 2025, Markus Gschwandtner (60) will succeed Helmut Huber. Gschwandtner has over 35 years of experience in the film stretching industry, having excelled as the Regional Sales Manager for China and later as Head of Sales for the Eastern region at Brückner Maschinenbau. Since 2016, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership as Managing Director / CEO of Brückner Servtec, overseeing sales and technology and driving the company's growth.
Ideal Replacement at Brückner Servtec: Sebastian Lange
Sebastian Lange (39) will succeed Markus Gschwandtner as of January 1, 2025. Lange started his career at Brückner Group in 2018 as a Senior Sales Manager at Brückner Maschinenbau. He later moved to Brueckner Group USA as Vice President of the Film Division, where he significantly expanded the division's expertise and strengthened Brückner Servtec's presence in the US market over the past five years.
Brückner Group's Commitment to Sustainable Careers
Dr. Axel von Wiedersperg, Managing Director / CEO of Brückner Group, commented on the successful personnel strategy: "We are delighted to manage the succession of key positions with such foresight. The appointments of Markus Gschwandtner and Sebastian Lange demonstrate that long-term career planning benefits everyone involved. The international experience our leaders have gained ensures Brückner Group’s commitment to excellence, benefiting our employees, our Group, and our customers worldwide."
About us
The Brückner Group is a family-owned, globally leading group of companies in the field of engineering as well as machine and plant construction for the processing of plastics and alternative materials, based in Siegsdorf, Bavaria. 60 years of experience and a strong innovative spirit make the Group a reliable partner for customers and a committed employer for around 2,900 employees in 13 countries.
The business units Brückner Maschinenbau, Brückner Servtec, Kiefel and PackSys Global as well as a global network ensure our financial strength, our growth and our long-term stability. Trusting partnerships and the expertise of our employees are the key to our success. We act in an agile and future-orientated manner in order to achieve our goal: to make the manufacture of plastic products and packaging solutions sustainable. As one of the most sustainable medium-sized company groups in Germany, we act responsibly and in the interests of our global society and our international workforce. The Brückner Group has just received the prestigious German Sustainability Award (DNP) in the plastics and rubber industry category.
