07.01.2016

Michael Huber is appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Blanco Professional.

New Management Board member

With effect from 1 January 2016, Michael Huber was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Blanco Professional. Together with Chief Executive Officer Roland Spleiss, he will lead the company, which is based in Oberderdingen, Germany. Blanco Professional is a B2B system supplier for commercial kitchens, medical facilities and the industry, and is part of the Blanc & Fischer family holding.

Michael Huber has a degree in mechanical engineering and 27 years of professional experience in the industry, including as technical director at Küppersbusch Großküchentechnik. At Blanco Professional, he will be responsible for production at the company's headquarters in Oberderdingen, the production subsidiaries in Leipzig and Frýdek-Místek (Czech Republic), and the subsidiary Kugel Edelstahlverarbeitung in Viechtach (Germany). The 55-year-old father explains, "I am looking forward to both the challenging tasks at Blanco Professional with its diverse range of business units and the team spirit of the staff there."

"With the addition of Michael Huber, our management board is now complete," emphasises CEO Roland Spleiss. "As a recognised expert in operational business, he will be involved in the design of forward-looking, strategic transformation processes, especially in relation to our ongoing internationalisation. This puts Blanco Professional in an optimal position."