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Trench Group Welcomes New CFO: Brigitte Kurz

Trench Group is happy to announce the appointment of Brigitte Kurz as the new Trench Group CFO effective June 1st, 2024. As a member of the Executive Board, she will contribute to Trench Group’s ambitious growths and value generation plan.

Brigitte Kurz holds a Masters degree in International business and has a successful track record as CFO in various prior assignments. She brings broad management expertise with more than 20 years experience in senior executive roles and leadership skills to the team.

Before joining Trench, Brigitte Kurz was Group CFO at IGEFA SE, a European wholesale supplier, based in Northern Germany. Prior to that role, she was Group CFO for Wolford AG, a listed company in the Fashion business, following a role as CFO Europe at DMG MORI Group in Switzerland, as well as VP Controlling at Carcoustics, a Tier I/II Automotive Supplier based in Germany.

“We are excited to welcome Brigitte to the Trench Group Executive Board. Her extensive and successful track record in CFO positions and her passion to support organizations in delivering sustainable profitable growth will strongly contribute to the company’s growth path”, says Michael Gahleitner, Chairman of Trench Group’s advisory committee.

Brigitte Kurz combines an extensive track record with strong experience in finance.
I am looking forward to a close collaboration and her contribution to the success story of Trench Group.

Dr. Bahadir Basdere, President & CEO, Trench Group

About Trench Group

Trench Group is a global technology leader for high-voltage grid components and systems, present in nearly every power transmission grid worldwide.
Headquartered in Berlin, with more than 100 years of engineering expertise, Trench Group designs and manufactures high-voltage components that address the core challenges of modern power infrastructure – connecting grids, measuring their performance and ensuring reliability.
As electricity demand rises and power grids transform worldwide, Trench Group is a key enabler of the infrastructure the world needs, with a portfolio that includes bushings, cable terminations, instrument transformers, coils and reactors.
Since its independence in April 2024, Trench Group has doubled its annual revenue to more than $1.1 billion.
The company operates 11 factories across 8 countries on 4 continents, employs more than 3,000 people – with plans to grow to 4,000 by 2030.

MEDIA CONTACT

Ulrich Künster
Vice President Communications,
Marketing & Investor Relations
T +49 1525 9685308
E ulrich.kuenster@trench-group.com

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