Pulaski, NY—Changes in the management team of the holding company of the Felix Schoeller Group are now in effect. Notably, Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp was appointed to succeed Dr. Bernhard Klofat as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO).
In addition, Peter Cornelissen stepped down from his long-standing position as CFO (chief financial officer) of the Osnabrück-based specialty paper manufacturer to take on a new role. He will be concentrating on expanding Winbon Schoeller New Materials (WSNM), the joint venture founded last year in China. As such, he will play a key role in the Felix Schoeller Group’s overseas strategy. 
Moreover, Guido Hofmeyer, who was responsible for the Felix Schoeller Division, succeeds Cornelissen as the Felix Schoeller Group’s chief financial officer (CFO). His position as executive vice president of the Felix Schoeller Division will be filled at the beginning of next year.
Furthermore, Gerhard Hochstein was newly elected as executive vice president of the holding company. He has been with the company since April 2016 as executive vice president of Schoeller Technocell. As chief technical officer (CTO), Hochstein is responsible for engineering, research & development, technical purchasing, energy management, patents and business development.
Also, Stephan Igel, CSO responsible for sales in the Technocell Division, is now responsibility for raw materials purchasing. There have been no changes in responsibility for production, with Georg Haggenmüller remaining in his post as CMO.
Felix Schoeller Group Management Team
As a result of these changes, the Felix Schoeller Group now has the following management team: Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp, CEO; Georg Haggenmüller, CMO; Gerhard Hochstein, CTO; Guido Hofmeyer, CFO; and Stephan Igel, CSO of Technocell.
Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp
Gallenkamp, 49, has been with the company since 1997. With a degree in paper engineering from TU Darmstadt and an international MBA, he is a fifth-generation shareholder in the Felix Schoeller Group.
Milestones in his career with the company include his job on paper machine 1 (PM1) at the Osnabrück mill. Later his was given the position as head of raw materials management in the extrusion process at the Osnabrück mill. Moreover, between 1999 and 2001, Gallenkamp was in charge of specialty base paper production at the Schoeller Group’s American mill in Pulaski, New York.
In addition, from 2002 onward, he was COO of the Technocell Division. This position included responsibility for marketing, sales and technology. As CTO, Gallenkamp has been on the management board of Felix Schoeller Holding since October 2012. He took on the post of deputy CEO of the Osnabrück-based Felix Schoeller Group in January 2015. Moreover, he became COO on January 1, 2017. He was appointed CEO of the company on July 1, 2018.
Guido Hofmeyer
Hofmeyer, 46, has been with the company since 1997. He began his career by training as a business management assistant and followed this up with a degree in business studies. After graduating, he started in marketing controlling. He then became finance director with an English company in the Felix Schoeller Group.
A member of the management of the Imaging Business Unit since 2003, Hofmeyer took over as managing director in 2007. In addition, he was appointed executive vice president of Felix Schoeller Holding in January 2014, with responsibility for sales in the Felix Schoeller Division.
Gerhard Hochstein
Hochstein has been with the Felix Schoeller Group since April 2016. With a degree in printing engineering, his previous positions include plant manager with decor printers Interprint GmbH in Arnsberg. After that he became a management consultant specializing in innovation management.
Hochstein became chief technology officer on the management board of Felix Schoeller Holding in July 2018. He is now responsible for engineering, R&D, technical purchasing, energy management, patents and business development. He will also continue in his post as executive vice president of Schoeller Technocell GmbH & Co. KG.
Felix Schoeller Group
Founded in 1895, the Felix Schoeller Group is a family business with worldwide operations. It develops, produces and markets specialty papers for photographic applications, digital printing systems, packaging, self-adhesive applications and for the furniture, wood-based products and wallpaper industry.
Moreover, with 2,315 employees, the Osnabrück-based company produced and marketed almost 323,000 tons of specialty papers in 2017. In addition to its Osnabrück headquarters, the Felix Schoeller Group has four other production facilities in Germany.
In addition, it has production facilities in the USA and Canada. Moreover, the company’s representative offices are in Los Angeles, California; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Mumbai, India; Melbourne, Australia; Moscow, Russia; and also Prague, Czech Republic.
