Knaus Tabbert CEO Wolfgang Speck is Stepping Down – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
Changes are imminent on the Management Board of Knaus Tabbert AG, according to a release from the European RV manufacturer. The current CEO, Wolfgang Speck, is leaving the company Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, for personal reasons. His duties will be taken over by the long‐standing COO and industry expert Werner Vaterl as interim CEO. Together with CSO Gerd Adamietzki, he will temporarily form the two‐member Knaus Tabbert Management Board team. The reappointment of the CFO position is already at an advanced stage.
Werner Vaterl started his career at Knaus Tabbert in 1992 as Head of Logistics and Plant Manager at the Jandelsbrunn site. Since 2013, the business graduate has successfully managed the company’s operational business as COO.
“We would like to thank Wolfgang Speck for his commitment over the past eleven years, during which he has developed Knaus Tabbert into one of the most successful motorhome manufacturers in Europe together with his colleagues on the Management Board,” said Dr Esther Hackl, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Knaus Tabbert. “With Werner Vaterl, an experienced company and industry expert is now taking over his responsibilities. With him and his long‐standing Management Board colleague Gerd Adamietzki, who is responsible for sales, Knaus Tabbert is also well positioned for the current tougher market environment. In addition, the plans for reappointing the CFO role are well advanced.”
Knaus Tabbert AG is a leading manufacturer of leisure vehicles in Europe. The company’s headquarters are located in Jandelsbrunn, Germany. Its other locations can be found in Mottgers and Schlüsselfeld in Germany and in Nagyoroszi in Hungary.
The company has been listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A2YN504) since September 2020. In the year 2023 it generated sales of 1.44 billion euros with its KNAUS, TABBERT, T@B, WEINSBERG, MORELO brands and the RENT AND TRAVEL rental service, had over 4000 employees and produced more than 30,000 leisure vehicles.
