MANN+HUMMEL Group names Nic Zerbst as President & Chief Operations Officer

Nov. 27, 2018
MANN+HUMMEL Group announced that Nic Zerbst will become the company’s new President & Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of the management board, effective February 1st, 2019.
MANN+HUMMEL Group announced that Nic Zerbst will become the company’s new President & Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of the management board, effective February 1st, 2019. He succeeds Hansjörg Herrmann, who is leaving the management board and the company at his own request on 30 November 2018 to pursue a new professional challenge.

The South African Nic Zerbst was most recently Vice President Global Operations at Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG in Esslingen/Germany. Previously, he worked for Faurecia and Ford, among others. "We are delighted that in Nic Zerbst we have found a managing director who, thanks to his expertise, will further develop the production strategy in our plants worldwide with regard to the respective core competencies," explained Thomas Fischer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MANN+HUMMEL. Hansjörg Herrmann was responsible for worldwide production at the approximately 40 MANN+HUMMEL plants. Herrmann has been with MANN+HUMMEL since 2011 and has been a member of the Management Board since December 2015. Fischer expressed his regret at Herrmann's departure: "On behalf of the shareholders, the management and our employees, I would like to thank Hansjörg Herrmann for his trusting cooperation. We regret his departure and wish him all the best and much success for his professional and personal future."

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