German machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher is changing the responsibilities and composition of its Management Board effective January 1, 2024. With the appointment of Dieffenbacher shareholder Lukas Langer to the management team, it will grow from three to four members. Lukas Langer will take over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Volker Kitzelmann, who will continue as a member of the Dieffenbacher Management Board. The responsibilities of CEO Christian Dieffenbacher and CTO Lothar Fischer remain unchanged.
Lukas Langer joined Dieffenbacher in February 2021 and has since assumed responsibilities for HR and IT across the Group. He also played a key role in shaping the acquisition process for Dieffenbacher Energy GmbH in 2022 and 2023 and subsequently establishing the new Energy business unit.
After studying business administration at the University of Mannheim (B.Sc.) as well as at the London School of Economics and Yale University (M.Sc.), Langer initially worked for five years in purchasing for steel and body parts at what is now Mercedes-Benz AG and on the strategy team for the Board of Management with a focus on production.
