New managing director and CSO at MAG IAS GmbH

The Fair Friend Group (FFG) has appointed Bernd Hilgarth as managing director and chief sales officer (CSO) of MAG IAS GmbH (MAG IAS). He has assumed overall responsibility for the sales organisation of MAG IAS and the Fair Friend Group and will report directly to Dr Sebastian Schöning, the Group’s CEO.

With this latest move, FFG is ‘further demonstrating its consistent development of its global sales strategy as part of an ongoing realignment’. Bernd Hilgarth has more than three decades of experience in the machine tool industry. He began his career at Boehringer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, followed by various management positions in renowned companies in the industry. Most recently, he held a leading sales position at the Chiron Group for over 10 years.

Dr Schöning said: “With Bernd Hilgarth, we are gaining a leader who combines technological expertise, in-depth market knowledge, and entrepreneurial vision. He will make a significant contribution to further strengthening our position in the global markets and systematically developing our customer focus.”