Christian Dietershagen will become the new Head of Operations Paper (OPP) at Progroup on 1 January 2025. He will be responsible for the operational management and strategic development of the Paper division at the Landau-based family business.
‘With Christian Dietershagen, we have gained an excellent reinforcement for the Paper division. He is a proven expert and long-standing leader in the paper industry, whose support will make our paper mills even more efficient and technologically powerful,’ explains Maximilian Heindl, CEO of Progroup. ‘Christian identifies with the values and goals of Progroup, which is very important to us as a family business. We are very much looking forward to working with him.’
Dietershagen, who studied paper engineering, has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, including twelve years as Managing Director and Plant Manager of Sappi Stockstadt GmbH. In this role, he successfully implemented several major projects, drove forward the introduction of lean management systems and helped to continuously increase the efficiency of the paper machine
Progroup AG, located in Landau, Germany, is one of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board in Europe. Since it was founded in 1991 in Offenbach/Queich, the company has been pursuing a consistent growth strategy which, in addition to technological leadership, is also based on the use of innovative and environmentally friendly production technologies. Progroup operates production sites in six countries in Central Europe.
These currently include three paper factories, thirteen corrugated sheetfeeder plants, a logistics company and a waste-to-energy power plant. The company's second power plant is currently being constructed in Sandersdorf-Brehna near Leipzig. With 1,720 employees, the company generated sales of around 1.3 billion euros in 2023.