At its meeting on June 29, the Supervisory Board of Duravit AG appointed Stephan Patrick Tahy as the new CEO of Duravit AG with effect from July 1. Tahy succeeds Professor Frank Richter, who left the company on June 30.

Tahy is a former CEO of De’Longhi GmbH Germany and before that he was vice president and general manager at Mattel Inc. The father of two was born in Heidelberg, where he studied mathematics, and he holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Mannheim.

“I am pleased at the confidence that has been placed in me to drive the fantastic work of this innovative company forward and to be working with all Duravit employees to shape our common future,” said Tahy.

Gregor Greinert, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Duravit AG, said, “We are delighted with the appointment of Stephan Tahy, who is a dedicated, high-caliber successor to Prof. Frank Richter, and who will continue to advance Duravit’s highly successful development. We are really looking forward to working with him. We would like to thank Frank Richter for his outstanding contribution over many successful years.”