Carsten Knobel (born 11 January 1969 in Marburg) is a German manager. Since January 1, 2020 he has been CEO of Henkel,[1][2][3][4] a multinational consumer goods and industrial company listed in the German DAX index. Carsten Knobel is also a member of the supervisory board of Lufthansa.[5]
Carsten Knobel | |
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| Born | January 11, 1969 Marburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Technische Universität Berlin |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Title | CEO of Henkel |
| Term | 2020 – present |
Early life and education
editKnobel studied business administration and technical chemistry at Technische Universität Berlin[6] with further Executive Education at Harvard Business School.[7][6]
Corporate career
editKnobel joined Henkel in 1995 and held various positions with increasing responsibility across the organization.[8][9] In July 2012 he was appointed Executive Vice President Finance as CFO, being responsible for Finance, Purchasing and the Integrated Business Solutions division. At the age of 43, Carsten Knobel was one of the youngest members of the management board of DAX companies.[10] At the end of 2018, Knobel established a green credit line with a total volume of 1.5 billion euros for Henkel as the first German company.[11] In April 2019, the Henkel CFO received the Corporate Finance Award of the Börsen-Zeitung for the innovative and sustainable financing method "Green Loan".[12][13]
In October 2019, Knobel was appointed to succeed Hans Van Bylen as CEO of Henkel as of January 1, 2020.[14][15][3][16] He resigned from his position as Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board of the Bundesliga Soccer Club Fortuna Düsseldorf at the end of 2019 in order to fully concentrate on his duties as chairman of the management board of Henkel.[17]
Other activities
edit- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees[18]
Personal life
editKnobel is married and has two children.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Reuters | Breaking International News & Views". Reuters. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Henkel's chief on guarding family spirit in a global group". Financial Times. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b Nasdaq https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/henkel-appoints-carsten-knobel-as-board-chairman-to-succeed-hans-van-bylen-2019-10-24 Henkel Appoints Carsten Knobel As Board Chairman, To Succeed Hans Van Bylen Retrieved on 24 November 2020.
- ^ "The Board of Directors of The Consumer Goods Forum". The Consumer Goods Forum. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Supervisory Board". Lufthansa Group Investor Relations. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b "Carsten Knobel, Henkel AG & Co Kgaa: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Henkel. "Carsten Knobel". www.henkel.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Carsten Knobel to succeed Hans Van Bylen as Henkel CEO". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Caldwell, Georgina (2019-10-28). "Henkel names new CEO as Hans Van Bylen steps down". Global Cosmetics News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Henkel names Carsten Knobel new CFO". Reuters. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Henkel secures €1.5B 'green' loan". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Henkel. "Henkel first German company to conclude a syndicated 'Green Loan'". www.henkel.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Corporate Finance Awards". www.boersen-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Henkel names finance chief Carsten Knobel as next CEO | Reuters". Reuters. 2022-03-26. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Henkel Appoints Carsten Knobel As New CEO". ESM Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "CEO Change at Henkel". HAPPI. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Jolitz, Bernd (2019-11-29). "Wegen neuer beruflicher Herausforderung: Henkel-Chef Carsten Knobel verlässt Fortunas Aufsichtsrat". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- ^ Henkel Company Website https://www.henkel.com/company/management-corporate-boards/management-board/carsten-knobel Carsten Knobel Profile Retrieved on 2 January 2020.