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Steelcase Werndl AG, a subsidiary of the American office furniture manufacturer Steelcase, will rename to Steelcase AG in August this year and relocate its headquarters from Rosenheim to Munich. In Munich, the second Learning + Innovation Center of Steelcase is to be officially opened in late summer. In this Center the areas of research, design, product development, marketing and other supporting functions for the regions DACH and EMEA will be bundled. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of around 250 employees from these areas will move from Munich, Rosenheim and Schiltigheim \/ France. The first Learning + Innovation Center of Steelcase is located at the US headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The production plant in Rosenheim with around 300 employees remains the center for the production of office furniture for the EMEA region. Schiltigheim remains the location of the business center and other company functions. “Relocating our headquarters, and the renaming of Steelcase Werndl to Steelcase AG are the next steps we take on the journey we started with the acquisition of Werndl B\u00fcrom\u00f6bel AG back in 1999<\/em>” says Stephan Derr,\u00a0Steelcase Vice President Sales. “The new name makes our brand stronger and more recognizable in the DACH-countries<\/em> (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and in the whole EMEA-region”<\/em><\/p>\n

Christian Westebbe added to the board of directors of Steelcase AG<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>Christian Westebbe<\/a>, Director Finance EMEA North, has been added to the company’s Board of Directors at the annual general meeting of the company. He takes over the succession of Stefan Thielmann, who accepted a new task in the parent company in Grand Rapids. Westebbe joined Steelcase as Director Finance DACH in 2015 and has been Director Finance EMEA North since March 2016. Prior to joining Steelcase, he served as a consultant at Roland Berger and then as Chief Financial Officer at the American subsidiary of BSH Hausger\u00e4te. The new Steelcase AG Board now consists of Westebbe and Stephan Derr, Vice President Sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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