Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG augments Board of Directors

Marita Schwartze has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG. The company has responded to its continued growth over the past years and to changing market demands by strengthening its executive and strategic management.

The appointment formalises Marita Schwartze's role alongside Dr. Karl J. Gaertner. “Over the past few years, our company has been growing significantly. This also means that we bear a greater responsibility towards our employees, customers and business partners – a responsibility we now want to spread on another pair of shoulders,” explains Dr. Gaertner. At Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG, gender balance is not a question of women’s quota but mirrors our corporate philosophy as a family business.

Marita Schwartze has been working for the company for more than 30 years. As a member of the corporate management and Head of HR it is much to her credit that, with its uncompromising focus on staff development, Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG has become a sought-after employer among German medium-sized businesses. With its top-grade MEYLE spare parts engineered and manufactured within its own corporate network Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG is represented in 120 countries the world over. At our Hamburg head office 280 people with 15 nationalities work together. "To ensure that we will continue to be able to deliver on our quality promise in the future, we are dependent on highly qualified employees who are fully committed to the tasks they are entrusted with. As a globally operating company, we regard social skills and cooperation within a multi-cultural team as a priority,” emphasizes Marita Schwartze. „With our guiding principle ‘to lead is to set an example’ we want to give all our employees an opportunity to progress whatever their individual background or qualifications may be.” As a part of our policy Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG, for example, offers family-friendly working schedules and profit-sharing models for its employees.