Organization

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2 Organizational structure

In organizational terms, the Melitta Group consists of a central management holding company (Melitta Group Management) and the operating divisions. Chief Corporate Management defines the Group’s strategy and manages its business portfolio. It is supported in these efforts by six corporate divisions: Corporate Development; Human Resources; Communication and Sustainability; Finance; Legal, Compliance & Audit; and Innovation, Digitalization and Start-ups.

The Melitta Group is headed by Chief Corporate Management. Its members are Jero Bentz, a fourth-generation member of the owning family, and Volker Stühmeier. Chief Corporate Management defines the Group’s strategy and acts in line with the principle of collective representation as per the Articles of Association and its rules of procedure.

The members of Chief Corporate Management are appointed by the partners following a vote by the Advisory Council and base their management activities on the guidelines defined in the Partners’ Charter. The Advisory Council has seven members, four external and three family members, and is governed by its own rules of procedure.

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Melitta Group Management

chief corporate management

corporate divisions

corporate development innovation, digitalization & start-ups incl. 10X INNOVATION communication and sustainability finance human resources legal, compliance & audit

operating divisions

melitta europe – coffee division melitta europe – coffee preparation division melitta europe – sales europe division melitta north america melitta south america melitta asia pacific melitta single portions corsino corsini roast market melitta professional coffee solutions coffee at work Cofresco cuki cofresco acw-film wolf pvg neu kaliss spezialpapier melitta business service center

General Partner of Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG: Jero Bentz
Limited Partners: Dr. Thomas Bentz, Thomas Dominik Bentz, Claudia Tauß, Johannes Tauß, Maximilian Tauß, Jara Bentz, Dr. Stephan Bentz, Eva Maria Bentz, Alexandra Taufmann, Tilman Bentz, Nora Sophie Bentz
Advisory Council: Joachim Rabe (Chairman), Dr. Stephan Bentz, Thomas Dominik Bentz, Claudia Tauß, Alastair Bruce, Javier González (May 2023), Andreas Ronken, Dr. Anna Weber (May 2023)