rlc a supplier of folding boxes for the beauty, luxury, pharmacy and food markets is restructuring its Holding Management with the appointement of Prof. Dr. Frank Ohle as Managing Director.
In his new position, Prof. Dr. Ohle will complement the family holding around Hans-Christian Bestehorn and Stephan Bestehorn, and place special emphasis on optimising resource management at the company’s eight facilities in Germany, Switzerland and Poland, as well as driving and expanding the group’s role as an industry-specific system supplier and solutions provider.
“Over the past few years, the rlc corporate group has intensively invested in the strategic orientation and specialization of its facilities. The task now is to optimize return on investment, and thus to not only bolster the group’s market position, but to further expand it,” explains Prof. Dr. Ohle.
Actually, the group has invested for several in order to further optimize process efficiency, for instance by intensifying digitalisation efforts in the value chain. The growth strategy is also supported by investments in new technologies. In 2016/2017, the group will remain on course for further growth with concrete measures, including the expansion of its facilities at BSC Drukarnia in Posznan, Poland.
“With the arrival of Frank Ohle, we are very pleased to have found a renowned industry and brands expert who is well acquainted with the culture and values of our company, which has been a family-run enterprise since 1861,” says rlc CEO Hans-Christian Bestehorn. “Thanks to his work as a consultant to entrepreneurs and businesses, he brings with him valuable experience when it comes to unlocking performance potentials and sparking new growth. With his help, we will continue to expand rlc’s profile as a comprehensive European solutions provider.”
Prof. Dr. Ohle was CEO of the STI corporate group from 2006 to 2012. In the interim, he has served as a management consultant and as a member of the supervisory boards and advisory councils of leading family-managed businesses in Germany, where he has actively guided and supported various growth and performance improvement programmes. Prof. Dr. Ohle, who holds a doctorate degree in Physics, enjoys a solid reputation as an action-oriented and highly focused manager. He hails from a family business in the paper and print industry.
