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Klaus Grohe, the long-time boss of the fittings manufacturer Hansgrohe, is dead. Grohe died on January 3rd at the age of 88, the company announced. “With Klaus Grohe, we are losing our pioneer, who until recently, as honorary chairman of our supervisory board, followed the development of Hansgrohe with great interest and commitment,” said CEO Hans Jürgen Kalmbach.
Klaus Grohe had a significant influence on the company. “We are very grateful to him for this and will miss him and his advice,” it said. With his visionary ideas he has that Family business to become a global player in the sanitary industry.
Klaus Grohe, the youngest son of the company founder, shaped the fortunes of Hansgrohe for almost five decades. In 1968, after completing his studies, he joined his father’s business. From 1999 he was chairman of the board and from 2008 to 2015 chairman of the supervisory board.
Hansgrohe is a manufacturer of sanitary technology products based in Schiltach (Rottweil district), Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded in 1901 by Hans Grohe.
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