Management change at RAPS: Florian Knell hands over to Dr. Oliver Ebneth

02-Dec-2024

RAPS

After eight successful years as CEO at RAPS, Florian Knell is handing over the business to Dr. Oliver Ebneth, who most recently worked as General Manager Global Food at Döhler.

Florian Knell has been a member of the Advisory Board since 2011 and Managing Director of RAPS GmbH & Co. KG since 2017. Dr. Oliver Ebneth will take over the management of the company at the beginning of 2025. Oliver Ebneth has many years of experience in the food supply industry and has held key positions in international sales and marketing at ingredients supplier Döhler in recent years. He will use this expertise to drive forward international expansion in particular.

"The one hundredth year of our company's history is a special one in every respect," says Florian Knell. "Once again, and for the fourth year in a row, we will close an excellent year. This is a very appropriate time for me to thank all our companions after such a long time and to say goodbye."

Frank Kühne, majority shareholder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of RAPS, adds: "As a thoroughbred entrepreneur, Florian Knell has navigated RAPS very successfully through the various social crises in the world and at the same time laid the foundation for our continued growth, for which I am extremely grateful to him."

RAPS has been able to recruit the highly experienced manager Dr. Oliver Ebneth as his successor. The 47-year-old grew up in rural Upper Palatinate and will return to his Bavarian roots. Ebneth worked for the Döhler Group in Darmstadt, a leading supplier to the global food industry, for ten years. Over the last four years, he has expanded the food division there, particularly internationally. "I love this industry and believe in the long-term and sustainable development prospects of RAPS," adds Ebneth.

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