Chiron loses management team: what is behind the discharge!

Chiron loses management team: what is behind the discharge!

A monumental change is imminent: The Tuttlingen mechanical engineer Chiron has separated from its sales director Bernd Hilgarth. After more than ten years in the company, the Chief Sales Officer (CSO) left the Group Executive Committee, as the company today confirmed via the press release. Hilgarth, which was responsible for significant growth and the successful diversification of the product portfolio, resigned his position "in agreement with the board of directors". However, specific reasons for his departure were not mentioned, which heats up speculation in the industry. It is another setback for the Chiron Group, which was recently affected by the departures of other leaders, including the former CEO Carsten Liske in March and CFO Vanessa Hellwing, like the Schwäbische Zeitung reported.

management changes in the rising storm

The company, which belongs to the Hoberg & Driesch Group and employs 1900 people worldwide, sees itself in a tense situation, since short-time work was already registered for some of the workforce in September. While Chiron was planning to achieve sales of 500 million euros this year, the latest announcement asked how these goals can be realized according to the latest developments. Despite the difficulties, Chiron remains to be expansion and recently performed two significant acquisitions in the areas of mechanical engineering and technology.

As the next measure to stabilize corporate management, Markus Unterstein was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will compete on May 1, 2023 and thus complete the management team. Unterstein brings almost two decades of experience from the financial world and is intended to support Chiron in achieving the strategic corporate goals. "I am thrilled to become part of the Chiron family," said Unterstein. "In particular, the technically demanding products and the global orientation of the company were decisive factors for my decision." The future of the Chiron Group is once again in focus, as reported the company itself.