Change in the Shareholders’ Committee

There has been a change in the management committee of Modellfabrik Papier: Holger Hampel, Managing Director of Production and Technology at Schönfelder Papierfabrik, is taking over the seat previously held by Thomas Staehrfeldt, who has left Omya.

With Holger Hampel, Modellfabrik Papier gains a new member of the Shareholders’ Committee who brings long-standing industrial experience and the perspective of a family-run business to the committee’s work. Schönfelder Papierfabrik has been part of the group of shareholders since the innovation platform’s founding phase. “Research aimed at developing industrial solutions is only as good as the input it receives from industry and its understanding of the industry’s challenges,” emphasises Holger Hampel. The paper manufacturer, based in the Saxon Ore Mountains, produces high-quality recycled papers for various applications and, with its expertise in the multiple use of fibres, brings valuable know-how to the future-oriented technology development of Modellfabrik Papier.

The change also marks an opportunity to thank the departing member. “We would like to express our sincere thanks to Thomas Staehrfeldt for his commitment to the Modellfabrik Papier shareholders’ committee,” says MFP Managing Director Peter Bekaert. “With his technical perspective and support, he has helped shape the development of our network and provided important impetus for our research work. On behalf of the shareholders, I wish him all the best for the future.”

With Holger Hampel, this committee work will now continue in a new constellation. The Shareholders’ Committee is an important governance instrument for Modellfabrik Papier. It efficiently organises cooperation among the shareholders and ensures that member companies reach joint decisions. At the same time, the committee acts on behalf of the shareholders to exercise their rights and fulfil their obligations, and helps to reliably guide the strategic development of Modellfabrik Papier.