{"id":10817,"date":"2022-10-25T01:15:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T01:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=10817"},"modified":"2022-10-20T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:20:10","slug":"kion-names-cfo-cpso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/kion-names-cfo-cpso\/","title":{"rendered":"Kion Names CFO, CPSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion Group AG<\/a> has named Marcus Wassenberg, CFO; and Valeria Gargiulo, chief people and sustainability officer (CPSO).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The expansion of the executive board will come into effect in the first half of 2023; the position of CPSO will be newly created.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wassenberg (55) joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion Group<\/a> from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. His responsibilities will include accounting, controlling, finance, IT, as well as M&amp;A and investor relations. The VPs finance of the operating units will also report to Wassenberg. He will assume his new role by April 1, 2023, at the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Since September 2019, he has been responsible for the successful implementation of a comprehensive transformation program as CFO at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, improving the company\u2019s financial performance and competitiveness. He also served previously as CFO at Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG and Senvion AG.<\/p>\n<p>At both companies, he gained relevant industry experience and actively engaged with capital market participants. Wassenberg will work alongside with the entire executive board to further drive the profitability of the group and enhance the processes required to achieve this. He will also actively engage in the dialogue with the capital markets both on the equities and the debt side.<\/p>\n<p>Valeria Gargiulo (50) joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion Group AG<\/a> from Daimler Truck AG and will assume her new role as CPSO in Frankfurt \/ Main by May 1, 2023, at the latest.<\/p>\n<p>She will also take up the role as labor relations director. Gargiulo\u2019s responsibilities at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion<\/a> will include group-wide HR, health and safety, and sustainability. As CPSO, she will focus, among other things, on attracting and intensively developing talent around the globe, equipping internal teams with all the necessary skills, and further advancing a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that elevates people\u2019s engagement and unlocks their long-term potential.<\/p>\n<p>At Daimler Truck, she serves as vice president people and organizational development. With around 30 years of experience in HR, sales, legal and M&amp;A, she brings extensive international experience as well as an excellent track record in organizational development, including building trustful relationships with social partners.<\/p>\n<p>As an active member of the ESG steering committee at her current employer, she is also instrumental in developing and implementing a state-of-the-art sustainability vision and process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10818\" style=\"width: 1508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10818\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1498\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20.png 1498w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-400x230.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-440x252.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-650x372.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-567x325.png 567w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-20-at-15.09.20-663x380.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kion Group AG has named Marcus Wassenberg, CFO; and Valeria Gargiulo, chief people and sustainability officer (CPSO).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Based on her many years of experience in the areas of environment, social and responsible corporate governance, she will sharpen the group\u2019s sustainability profile, significantly increase its transparency and ensure targeted implementation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cValeria Gargiulo and Marcus Wassenberg, both experienced executives with proven track records, high performance standards and compelling visions for the future, will strengthen the incumbent Executive Board led by CEO Rob Smith\u201d said Dr Michael Macht, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion Group AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe additions to the executive board underline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion Group<\/a>\u2019s clear commitment to achieving its strategic medium-term targets swiftly and in full. This applies in particular to strong profitability, the implementation of significant sustainability targets and the expansion of internal human resources planning and development initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rob Smith, CEO, said: \u201cWe at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/kion-group\/\">Kion<\/a> are focused on delivering profitable growth for the benefit of our stakeholders. Central to this pursuit is to continue to be an attractive employer who masters the challenges of our times. As a responsible company, we will contribute to the positive and sustainable development of our environment and society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kion Group AG has named Marcus Wassenberg, CFO; and Valeria Gargiulo, chief people and sustainability officer (CPSO). The expansion of the executive board will come into effect in the first half of 2023; the position of CPSO will be newly created. Wassenberg (55) joins Kion Group from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. His responsibilities will include accounting,&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/kion-names-cfo-cpso\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[1514,7815,7816],"class_list":["post-10817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-featured","category-news","tag-kion","tag-marcus-wassenberg","tag-valeria-gargiulo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kion Names CFO, CPSO - Find A Distributor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/kion-names-cfo-cpso\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kion Names CFO, CPSO - Find A Distributor Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kion Group AG has named Marcus Wassenberg, CFO; and Valeria Gargiulo, chief people and sustainability officer (CPSO). 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