Bene, the international expert for innovative office furniture, announces that Florian Löhle has been appointed Sales Director for Germany and Executive Board Member for the German company, as of 1 November 2017. Löhle, together with Michael Fried, Executive Board Member for Germany and Group Executive Board Member for Sales, Marketing and Innovation, will be responsible for continuing growth in Germany.
Florian Löhle, 47, is a proven expert in the German and international office furniture market: for over twenty years he has played a leading role in the success of well-known competitors such as Vitra, Haworth and Poltrona Frau/Cassina. Löhle not only has many years of international experience in sales, but also well-founded expertise in working with retail partners. This sales expert also has a particular interest in architecture and design; he is married with three children and is a keen runner and cyclist.
“Following very positive developments for the Bene Group in 2016 and the first three quarters of 2017, we were looking for an experienced sales director for Germany, our core market. I am delighted to have found in Florian Löhle an international manager with outstanding experience, who will help us realise our ambitious growth targets, including long-term expansion of our network of strategic partnerships throughout Germany,” explains Michael Fried, Executive Board Member for Sales, Marketing and Innovation at the Bene Group.
Healthy finance of Bene provides robust basis for further development
Bene, one of the leading companies in the European office furniture industry, has branches in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich. The company enjoyed a very positive 2016 – despite the difficult economic environment. Bene specialises in design and furnishings for modern office and working environments and employs around 800 people. After a 2015 year dominated by restructuring activities, in 2016 the company achieved sales of EUR 151.3 million with EBIT of EUR 5.0 million, delivering profitability (EBIT margin) of 3.6%. With total assets of EUR 92.5 million (31.12.2016) Bene has an equity ratio of approximately 33.2%. Bene’s healthy finance and capital structure provide a robust and secure basis for sustained positive development in the future. Michael Fried summed up the key success factors which have ensured Bene’s return to the top level of players in the industry over the last two years. ”These results reflect the company’s exceptional innovative ability, our international presence in the principal markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and our rigorous implementation of measures to increase efficiency.”
