Christian Dietershagen will become new Head of Operations Paper at Progroup
‘With Christian Dietershagen, we have gained an excellent reinforcement for the Paper division. He is a proven expert and long-standing leader in the paper industry, whose support will make our paper mills even more efficient and technologically powerful,’ explains Maximilian Heindl, CEO of Progroup. ‘Christian identifies with the values and goals of Progroup, which is very important to us as a family business. We are very much looking forward to working with him.’
Dietershagen, who studied paper engineering, has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, including twelve years as Managing Director and Plant Manager of Sappi Stockstadt GmbH. In this role, he successfully implemented several major projects, drove forward the introduction of lean management systems and helped to continuously increase the efficiency of the paper machine.
About Progroup
Progroup AG, located in Landau, is one of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated sheetboard in Europe. Since its founding in 1991 in Offenbach/Queich, the company has pursued a consistent growth strategy. It is based on technological leadership through the use of state-of-the-art plants and on cost leadership supported by a centrally managed process organisation. Progroup operates production sites in six Central European countries. These currently include three paper mills, 14 corrugated sheetboard plants, a logistics company and two waste-to-energy power plants. With around 1,781 employees, the company generated revenues of approximately 1.3 billion euros in 2024.
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