Board of Management

Thomas Radke
(CEO)
*1961
Nationality: German


Thomas Radke was born in 1961 in Mainz. After studying business administration, he held various management positions in marketing, sales and general management at Carl Zeiss Vision, Procter & Gamble/Wella, Effern/Mars and at Henkel in Spain, China and Germany. Most recently he served as a member of the Board of Management of Herlitz AG and as a Director on the Administrative Board of Pelikan Holding AG. Since 1 January 2014, Thomas Radke has been the Chairman of the Board of Management of Leifheit AG. As a member of the Board of Management, he is responsible for the Sales, Marketing and HR divisions.






Ivo Huhmann
(CFO)
*1969
Nationality: German


Ivo Huhmann was born 1969 in Vienna. He completed an engineering degree at the TU Darmstadt and subsequently a MBA in Rotterdam. He held various financial management functions in Germany and the US from 1999 to 2010, most recently as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), GE Healthcare Germany. Ivo Huhman was Managing Director of Stiebel Eltron from 2010 to 2015, where he was responsible for finance, human resources, IT, purchasing, legal and sales China. Until recently, Ivo Huhmann was active as an entrepreneur. Since 1 April 2017, Ivo Huhmann has been a member of the Leifheit AG Board of Management, since 25 May 2017 he has been responsible for the Finance, Controlling, Legal/IP, Audit, Business Processes/IT divisions as CFO.

Ansgar Lengeling
(COO)
*1966
Nationality: German


Ansgar Lengeling was born 1966 in Gelsenkirchen. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe as well as an additional MBA. Ansgar Lengeling worked for many years as plant manager at Bosch Power Tools in China. Most recently, he was responsible for production, logistics, purchasing and quality management at the power tools division in the Robert Bosch Home & Garden business unit. Further, he was in charge of its production plants in Hungary and England. Since 1 November 2016 Ansgar Lengeling has been a member of the Leifheit AG Board of Management and is responsible for the R+D, Purchasing, Operations and Quality Management divisions.

Supervisory Board

Helmut Zahn, Starnberg
Chairman of the supervisory board
shareholder representative 1), 2), 3)
Independent Management Consultant, Starnberg

› Profile Helmut Zahn (German)


Ulli Gritzuhn, Hamburg
Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board
Shareholder representative 1), 2), 3)
CEO/Executive Vice President Unilever D-A-CH, Hamburg

› Profile Ulli Gritzuhn (German)


Baldur Groß, Berg
Employee representative
Electrician, Leifheit AG, Nassau

› Profile Baldur Groß (German)


Thomas Standke, Scheidt
Employee representative
Toolmaker, Leifheit AG, Nassau

› Profile Thomas Standke (German)


Sonja Wärntges, Frankfurt
Shareholder representative 1), 2), 3)
CEO/Chairman of the Board of Management, DIC Asset AG, Frankfurt

› Profile Sonja Wärntges (German)

1) Audit Committee
2) Personnel Committee
3) Nominating Committee

 The members of the supervisory board have been appointed until the end of the shareholder meeting which decides on their exoneration for fiscal year 2018.

Welcome to the website of the Leifheit Group. We have been one of the leading providers of household products in Europe for over 50 years. The Leifheit Group employs around 1,000 employees. The registered offices and administration of the company are located in Nassau/Lahn. From here, we ship our products to more than 80 countries worldwide. We have more than 15 of our own sites and branch offices, including five logistics and production sites in Germany, France and the Czech Republic. Our main sales markets are in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, followed by the United States and Asia.

We are a listed public limited company under German law since 1984. Leifheit AG shares have been approved for the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The Leifheit Group structures its operating business into two segments: Brand Business and Volume Business. In the Brand Business, we distribute our products under the well-known brands, Leifheit and Soehnle. The products of our Brand Business are characterised by high-quality workmanship combined with a high degree of consumer benefits. The Volume Business includes the French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby as well as the Project Business. Across both divisions, we focus on our core competences in the categories of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods and wellbeing.