German kitchen furniture manufacturer Poggenpohl Group Holding has appointed Dirk Lange as managing director.

He succeeds Ralf Marohn, the former managing director who had an interim mandate following the company’s takeover by the Jomoo Group.

The Chinese group acquired the Herford-based furniture business in 2020 for an undisclosed sum

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Chairman of the supervisory board of Poggenpohl Xiaowei Lin commented: 2We are very pleased to have gained Dirk Lange, a managing director whose international experience and strategic expertise will sustainably drive Poggenpohl’s growth course.

“At the same time, I would like to thank Ralf Marohn for the important process management with which he, as a kitchen expert and industry experts, has initiated the successful reconstruction of the company over the past 12 months.

“We can now build on this with an international sales offensive.”

Lange has managed international manufacturers of sanitaryware and industry design in the premium luxury segment and is an expert in the Asian market.

Newly-appointed managing director Dirk Lange commented: “Poggenpohl has written kitchen history with its precision craftsmanship and a continuously developed approach to innovation since its foundation in 1892.

“Our business is growing, especially in the international markets, the USA and Asia. With a strong, independent positioning of the brand and the intensive expansion of design and technology excellence, we will give kitchen architecture a progressive profile – in favour of a very demanding international clientele.

“The Jomoo Group, the new owner with innovation and research centres in Asia and Europe, is an extremely innovative and responsible partner.”