Adéle Ackermann
F
ollowing the resignation of Gerald Müller,
Capespan has announced and implemented
a management structure to facilitate a seamless
hand over, continuation and growth of the business of Capespan Continent. Gerald Müller will be consulting on special projects for an on-going period.
Martin Hagelberg, based in Hamburg, will hold the position of Sales Director: Europe with the Unit Managers of
the respective sales offices located in Antwerp, Paris, Vienna
Switzerland and the sales team in Hamburg as direct reports. Andres Ramirez, will hold the position of Import
and Operations Director Europe and will work in close
collaboration with Global Procurement based in Beaconsfield, UK. The Benelux sales staff in Antwerp will report
directly to Andres. The combined skills and expertise of
Martin and Andres complement the customer centric business philosophy.
The rest of the management team includes Iggie Oberholster as Finance & Admin Director, Cindy De Bleu as Human
Resources Manager and Tom Quets as Chief Information
Officer, who will all be based in the Antwerp office.
Capespan Fruit CEO, Leon van Biljon emphasised that Europe
remains Capespan's largest market and is of critical importance for the Group and he will therefore stay intensively involved. "The Group remains focussed on continuing to grow the European market and the recent investment in vanWylick Fruchtimport enhances our
ability to service new customers in Germany and
neighbouring countries. The focus remains on both
ends of the value chain with a dedicated approach to
create value for all. The new management structure
under the joint leadership of Martin and Andres will drive
and expand our operations in Europe."
Cape grapes being packed on the farm Noriseep in
the Northern Cape