New IHK President

Dr. Heike Wenzel was elected as head of the committee

The IHK Aschaffenburg has a new president. At its constituent meeting on Thursday, February 17 at Martinushaus Aschaffenburg, the new General Assembly elected Dr. Heike Wenzel to head the committee. The 50-year-old managing director of WENZEL Messtechnik GmbH, Heigenbrücken, succeeds Friedbert Eder, who had no longer run for the General Assembly. Friedbert Eder has been IHK President since 2014. He continues to be an honorary member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce General Assembly.

In his last meeting as IHK President, Eder thanked the General Assembly for their trust and good cooperation. “A chamber is only as good and efficient as the sum of all committees, groups and officials within the Chamber of Industry and Commerce,” he emphasized. He acknowledged the perfect cooperation, which had made it easy for him and the previous members of the Executive Committee to represent the Chamber externally.

At the constituent session, the General Assembly also elected the Presidium for the 2022-2026 legislative period. The two Vice Presidents Jörg Reinmuth and Frank Schlottke were confirmed in office. New members of the Executive Committee are Gerald Breunig, Jürgen Schäfer, Vanessa Weber and Thomas Zenglein. Horst Michaels and Martin Suffel are honorary presidents of the General Assembly.

Securing skilled workers, strengthening the Bavarian Lower Main business location and the Frankfurt Rhine Main metropolitan region will continue to be on the agenda of the Aschaffenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce in the future. IHK President Dr. Wenzel announced that he would focus even more on climate protection and sustainability. “Many companies are already committed to sustainable business. We will support the economy in the Bavarian Lower Main region on this journey and, as an IHK organization, will also work to ensure competitive location conditions for our companies. This includes faster planning and approval processes as well as internationally competitive energy prices,” she emphasized.

In November and December last year, around 29,000 eligible voters were called upon to elect the General Assembly for the five-year parliamentary term from 2022 to 2026. Of the 55 members of the newly elected General Assembly, 26 belong to the “Parliament of Regional Economy” for the first time. Claus Jäger, Chief Executive Officer of Raiffeisen-Volksbank Aschaffenburg eG, Aschaffenburg was elected at the constituent meeting.

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