Wagner Management: Two new CEOs

Wagner International AG, headquartered in Altstätten/Switzerland, has appointed Guido Bergman and Michael Müller jointly as Chief Executive Officers as of July 1. As dual leaders, both will manage the international Wagner Group as a whole, united under the umbrella of Wagner International AG. Dr. Bruno Niemeyer, who led Wagner since 2016 as CEO of the Wagner Group and Managing Director of J. Wagner GmbH, will retire on June 30. Guido Bergman started at Wagner in February 2013 as Chief Marketing Officer of the Decorative Finishing Division and took over the management of the division in February 2015. Michael Müller joined Wagner in May 2018 and has since served as CEO of the Industrial Solutions Division and, together with Dr. Bruno Niemeyer, as Managing Director of J. Wagner GmbH, Markdorf.

The Wagner Group of companies has been on a sustainable path to success for several years and has been able to continuously increase sales and earnings even under the difficult conditions of recent years. Under the joint direction of Dr. Bruno Niemeyer, Guido Bergman and Michael Müller, the corporate strategy "Winnovation 2025" was developed and implemented, which consistently aligns Wagner to innovation and digitalization in all areas - a strategy that has proven itself in times of pandemic, supply chain problems and the Ukraine war and has led to very good and profitable growth. In their new dual leadership, the two CEOs Guido Bergman and Michael Müller will further develop the Wagner Group of Companies in the future. Zygmunt Mierdorf, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wagner International AG, says: "We are convinced that with Guido Bergman and Michael Müller as CEOs we are excellently positioned to continue the success of the Wagner Group of Companies. Today, our thanks go to the previous Group CEO Dr. Bruno Niemeyer, who has taken Wagner forward in the best possible way with his team."