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Hansgrohe Group
Christophe Gourlan Stays with the Hansgrohe Executive Board for Five More Years
The Supervisory Board of Hansgrohe SE has unanimously extended Christophe Gourlan’s contract until the end of 2025
Schiltach, April 2020. On March 17, 2020, the Supervisory Board of Hansgrohe SE unanimously extended its contract with Christophe Gourlan for five more years until the end of 2025. The contract extension is official as of January 1, 2021. Christophe Gourlan (47) is, and will continue to be, Chief Sales Officer of the Hansgrohe Group. After joining Hansgrohe in 1998, he worked in the international distribution organization of the Black Forest-based specialist for bathroom and kitchen taps, sink combinations and showering systems. In 2003, he was appointed to head the French distribution and production plants. Under his management, the French market advanced to become one of the highest sales-generating countries for the Hansgrohe Group. From 2010 to 2015, Christophe Gourlan held the position of Sales Director for the Southern and Eastern European markets. Given his outstanding knowledge of the European sanitation industry, he was assigned the sales responsibility for all of Europe in March 2015, which he carried out as a Vice President until 2017 until his appointment to the Board in January 2018. As CSO Christophe Gourlan is responsible for all sales regions worldwide. “We look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with Christophe Gourlan in the coming years”, said Klaus F. Jaenecke, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hansgrohe. “We wish him continued success within his role as an Executive Board Member of our company.”
About the Hansgrohe Group – the Original from the Black Forest
With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach/Southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design and quality within the bath and kitchen industry. The Hansgrohe Group brings form and function to water with taps, showerheads and shower systems. The 119-year history of the company is marked by innovations such as the first hand-held shower with multiple spray types, the first pull-out kitchen tap, and the first wall bar to hold a hand-held shower. The company holds more than 15,000 active property rights. The Hansgrohe Group stands for long-lasting quality products. With 33 subsidiaries and 22 sales offices supplying products in more than 140 countries, the company is a reliable partner to its customers around the world. The Hansgrohe Group, its brands and products have won numerous awards, including more than 600 design prizes since 1974. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to the company’s business activities around the globe. The products of the Hansgrohe Group are featured in projects around the world, such as the luxurious ocean liner Queen Mary 2, and the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Group’s high quality standards are ensured by five wholly-owned production facilities: two in Germany, one each in France, the United States and China. In 2018, the Hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of EUR 1.081 billion. It employs more than 4,700 people worldwide, about 60 percent of whom work in Germany.
About the Hansgrohe Group – the Original from the Black Forest
With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach/Southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design and quality within the bath and kitchen industry. The Hansgrohe Group brings form and function to water with taps, showerheads and shower systems. The 119-year history of the company is marked by innovations such as the first hand-held shower with multiple spray types, the first pull-out kitchen tap, and the first wall bar to hold a hand-held shower. The company holds more than 15,000 active property rights. The Hansgrohe Group stands for long-lasting quality products. With 33 subsidiaries and 22 sales offices supplying products in more than 140 countries, the company is a reliable partner to its customers around the world. The Hansgrohe Group, its brands and products have won numerous awards, including more than 600 design prizes since 1974. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to the company’s business activities around the globe. The products of the Hansgrohe Group are featured in projects around the world, such as the luxurious ocean liner Queen Mary 2, and the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Group’s high quality standards are ensured by five wholly-owned production facilities: two in Germany, one each in France, the United States and China. In 2018, the Hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of EUR 1.081 billion. It employs more than 4,700 people worldwide, about 60 percent of whom work in Germany.
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