Holger Erhardt becomes COO of BUSS AG
Prattheln, Switzerland – At the end of 2024, there will be a change in the management of the Swiss BUSS Group. On November 1, Holger Erhardt took over as Chief Operational Officer from Marko Stähler, who is retiring after around 30 years with the company. During this time, Marko Stähler has played a key role in shaping the development of the world’s leading supplier of compounding solutions based on the kneader principle in various management roles.
As the new COO, Holger Erhardt will be able to draw on his many years of experience, including as COO and CTO at large machine manufacturing companies, to further optimize operational processes in the rapidly growing BUSS Group and to advance ongoing digitization projects. During his engineering career, he has already led teams in the fields of measurement and control technology, product development, and supply chain. His responsibilities ranged from customer care to the commissioning of complex machines and complex organizational issues, which fit well with the current and future challenges at BUSS.
“I am delighted to take on the role of COO at BUSS AG. BUSS stands for innovation and excellence in the industry. I am excited by the opportunity to work in an environment that continuously sets new standards and drives technological progress. I see it as my task not only to optimize existing processes but also to develop new, creative solutions that further strengthen the company’s growth and competitiveness. In doing so, I am always aware of the responsibility that BUSS has to its employees, the industry and society, and in my new position I want to help ensure that our strategies and actions have a positive impact,” says Holger Ehrhard, describing his motivation and anticipation of the new position at BUSS.
CEO Dr. Philip Nising is also pleased about the new addition to the company’s top management: “A generational change is a major challenge for every company, but it is also an opportunity. With Marko Stähler, we are saying goodbye to a very experienced COO who has had a strong influence on the company and in particular on the COMPEO series in recent years. Fortunately, we were able to find an extremely promising successor in Holger Erhard at an early stage. He brings with him more than 10 years of management experience, including as COO and CTO at major Swiss and multinational engineering companies, as well as in-depth expertise in topics that will be immensely important for BUSS in the coming months and years. All of us at BUSS are great technology enthusiasts. Someone like Holger Erhard, who approaches his work with passion and a solution-oriented, straightforward attitude, is a perfect fit for us. I am excited about the momentum he will bring to BUSS and the new directions we will take together. I look forward to working with him.”