GERMANY – Dieffenbacher, the German machine and plant manufacturer, for the wood based panel industry has undergone changes in its Management Board’s responsibilities and composition since January 1, 2024.

The addition of Dieffenbacher shareholder Lukas Langer to the management team will expand it from three to four members. Lukas Langer is set to assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Volker Kitzelmann, who will remain a board member.

Lukas Langer joined Dieffenbacher  in February 2021 and has since assumed responsibilities for HR and IT across the Group. He also played a key role in shaping the acquisition process for Dieffenbacher Energy GmbH in 2022 and 2023 and subsequently establishing the new Energy business unit.

“I am proud to be following in the footsteps of my grandfather Albert Dieffenbacher, who ran the company together with his cousin Gerhard from 1952 to 1985 in the third generation, and my uncle Axel Dieffenbacher, who was part of the management team from 1997 to 2012,” says Langer.