At the beginning of October, Christian Renners became CEO of Kögel Trailer. Renners will also be responsible for sales, marketing and business development within the company, joining the other members of the Board, such as Thomas Heckel (CFO), Thomas Eschey (COO) and Massimo Dodoni (CSO).

«Kögel offers a highly innovative portfolio of transport solutions. Behind it is a highly motivated team with exceptional expertise across every area of the company. All this combined means the company has outstanding prospects», explained Christian Renners. «It is especially important to me that we are a reliable partner to our customers and deliver the best transport solutions in terms of economy and sustainability, so that they can succeed in the face of intense competition. Fully in accordance with the Kögel motto: ‘Economy meets Ecology – Because we care’».

Who’s Christian Renners, the new Kögel CEO

Christian Renners is an experienced top manager with decades of expertise in B2B. Most recently, he spent six years as Managing Director of Vossloh Fastening Systems, a subsidiary of Vossloh. The Vossloh Group is a worldwide leading company in the rail infrastructure industry. In the course of his career, Renners learned the business from the bottom up. The qualified machine fitter and graduate mechanical engineer and MBA (Master of Business Administration) has held numerous managing roles in the industry, also gaining experience in the automotive-adjacent industries and in transport and logistics. 

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