MONHEIM, Germany, Oct 21, 2024 – The Friedhelm Loh Group has a new member at the executive level: Prof. Dr. Niko Mohr, a long-standing McKinsey partner, will join the Group’s Board of Directors on November 1, 2024. The Group has over 12,500 employees worldwide in the companies Rittal, EPLAN, Cideon, German Edge Cloud, Stahlo, LKH and Loh Services. Prof. Dr. Mohr will also take over the role of CEO of Rittal International and Rittal Software Systems (EPLAN and Cideon).
The Friedhelm Loh Group has expanded its Board of Directors in response to rapid market changes and the growing demand for industrial solutions integrating software and hardware from a single source. These solutions are developed, manufactured and sold worldwide by the Group companies. In particular, the solutions from global market leaders Rittal and EPLAN are unique as efficiency drivers in the market.
Prof. Dr. Niko Mohr is joining the Friedhelm Loh Group from top management consultancy McKinsey & Company. As a strategy consultant, he has more than 25 years of experience in implementing complex strategy, transformation and digitization projects at top management level in a range of industries. Most recently, he was Senior Expert Partner at McKinsey and part of the leadership team at McKinsey Digital. He was responsible for a large number of global industry, IoT and AI projects in well-known companies.
Prof. Dr. Mohr takes over the CEO role at Rittal and RSS from Markus Asch, who will leave the group as planned at the end of the month and take on a new challenge outside the group: “I look back on the past few years with great gratitude,” said Asch. “I am grateful for the trust of our customers and partners, for the collaboration with Prof. Dr. Loh, the executives of Eplan, Rittal and Cideon, and the employees of the group. It was a great honor and pleasure for me to work together with them to bring important innovations in software and hardware to market as growth drivers and to focus the companies internationally on our customers and their value chains, as well as on the specific needs of the markets.”
Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Loh emphasized: “I would like to thank Mr. Asch for his strong contribution to the consistent development of the group companies, particularly in implementing customer and market orientation worldwide. We wish Mr. Asch all the best, personally and professionally, for an exciting and fulfilling future.”
Regarding the changes to the group’s board of directors, Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Loh said: “I am delighted that in Prof. Dr. Mohr we have been able to win a proven expert in the strategic alignment and transformation of companies in the international industry and technology environment. In his impressive career, his core tasks have included setting up complex organizations for future success and consistently focussing them on growth.”
Prof. Dr. Mohr expressed his anticipation of the tasks ahead: “I see great opportunities for growth for the Friedhelm Loh Group and its customers, which must be seized with speed and determination. One of the Group’s great strengths is the uniqueness of its companies in the market. They are united by customer focus, great innovative strength and a passion for technologically superior system solutions. In particular, the close integration of hardware and software impresses me greatly, because it is crucial for future business success. I look forward to the responsible task of working with the owner and the Executive Board to further advance the companies for our customers and employees.”
About EPLAN
EPLAN provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. EPLAN is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes.
Both standardized as well as customized interfaces to ERP and PLM/PDM systems ensure data consistency along the whole value chain. Working with EPLAN means boundless communication across all engineering disciplines. No matter whether small or large enterprises: Customers can apply their expertise more efficiently. Worldwide, EPLAN supports more than 65,000 customers. EPLAN wants to grow further with customers and partners and pushes integration and automation in engineering forward. Within the EPLAN Partner Network, open interfaces and seamless integrations are realized together with partners. “Efficient engineering” is the focus.
EPLAN was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with more than 12 production sites and over 95 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs more than 12.000 people and generated revenues of €3 billion in 2022. For the 14th time in succession, the family business has won the accolade “Top German Employer” in 2022. In addition, Friedhelm Loh Group was recognized as “Top vocational trainer” according to a study of Deutschland Test and Focus Money. For more information visit www.eplan-software.com and www.friedhelm-loh-group.com.
