New Chief Sales Officer and changes on the Supervisory Board at Schmitz Cargobull
Ralph Kleideiter appointed Chief Sales Officer, leading Sales division on the Schmitz Cargobull Management Board / Yvonne Seggewiss succeeds Manuel Terhürne on the Supervisory Board
The Schmitz Cargobull AG Supervisory Board appointed Ralph Kleideiter (48) as the board member responsible for the Sales division (Chief Sales Officer – CSO) on 1 April 2025.
“We are delighted to have Ralph Kleideiter on board to take on this responsible role. He has been leading the division on an interim basis since August 2024 and knows the industry and the company inside and out. We feel confident that, with his extensive experience in management and sales, he will help to steer Schmitz Cargobull successfully into the future,” explains Andreas Schmitz, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull AG.
Ralph Kleideiter has been working at Schmitz Cargobull since December 2001, taking on a number of roles in sales and leadership and becoming a familiar face in the industry. Until late 2008, he was working in sales for Central and Eastern Europe before going on to run operations at the Greek subsidiary in Athens for around 2.5 years. In 2011, Kleideter was appointed as head of technical sales for tipper semi-trailers at the Schmitz Cargobull plant in Gotha, where, in 2016, he became head of the Construction & Agriculture product line. He then led the General Cargo product line in Altenberge from April 2021.
Ralph Kleideiter is married and has two children.
“We are delighted to have Ralph Kleideiter on board to take on this responsible role. He has been leading the division on an interim basis since August 2024 and knows the industry and the company inside and out. We feel confident that, with his extensive experience in management and sales, he will help to steer Schmitz Cargobull successfully into the future,” explains Andreas Schmitz, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull AG.
Ralph Kleideiter has been working at Schmitz Cargobull since December 2001, taking on a number of roles in sales and leadership and becoming a familiar face in the industry. Until late 2008, he was working in sales for Central and Eastern Europe before going on to run operations at the Greek subsidiary in Athens for around 2.5 years. In 2011, Kleideter was appointed as head of technical sales for tipper semi-trailers at the Schmitz Cargobull plant in Gotha, where, in 2016, he became head of the Construction & Agriculture product line. He then led the General Cargo product line in Altenberge from April 2021.
Ralph Kleideiter is married and has two children.
Changes on the Supervisory Board
Yvonne Seggewiss also took over from Manuel Terhürne on the Supervisory Board on 1 April.
Having been a member of the Supervisory Board since September 2019, Manuel Terhürne is leaving the board at his own request after having taken on the role of head of production at the refrigerated semi-trailer production plant in Vreden. Yvonne Seggewiss, who is a member of the Works Council at the Vreden plant, already held the same role between April 2013 and September 2019 and is now stepping in as an employee representative on the Supervisory Board.
À propos de Schmitz Cargobull
Schmitz Cargobull est le premier fabricant européen de semi-remorques pour le transport de marchandises à température contrôlée, de marchandises générales et de marchandises en vrac, et un pionnier des solutions numériques pour les services aux remorques et l'amélioration de la connectivité. L'entreprise fabrique également des machines de réfrigération de transport pour les semi-remorques réfrigérées destinées au transport de marchandises à température contrôlée. Avec une gamme complète de services allant du financement, de la fourniture de pièces détachées, des contrats de service et des solutions télématiques au commerce de véhicules d'occasion, Schmitz Cargobull accompagne ses clients dans l'optimisation de leur coût total de possession (TCO) et de leur transformation numérique. Schmitz Cargobull a été fondée en 1892 dans le Münsterland, en Allemagne. L'entreprise familiale produit environ 60 000 véhicules par an avec plus de 6 000 employés et a généré un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 2,6 milliards d'euros pour l'exercice 2022/23. Le réseau de production international comprend actuellement dix usines en Allemagne, en Lituanie, en Espagne, en Angleterre, en Turquie, en Slovaquie et en Australie.
L'équipe presse de Schmitz Cargobull :
| Anna Stuhlmeier: | +49 2558 81-1340 I anna.stuhlmeier@cargobull.com |
| Andrea Beckonert: | +49 2558 81-1321 I andrea.beckonert@cargobull.com |
| Silke Hesener: | +49 2558 81-1501 I silke.hesener@cargobull.com |
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Press Release: New Chief Sales Officer and changes on the Supervisory Board at Schmitz Cargobull
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Image: Ralph Kleideiter new CSO Schmitz Cargobull AG
