OECHSLER AG Further Aligns Executive Board with Specific Customer Needs

Ansbach, May 4, 2026 – OECHSLER AG (“OECHSLER”), a leading global polymer technology group headquartered in Ansbach, Germany, is further aligning its Executive Board structure with the specific needs of its customers. As a result, Felix Hess, previously Head of the Health Business Unit, and Matthias Weißkopf, previously Head of Automotive, have been appointed to the Executive Board by the Supervisory Board, effective May 1, 2026.

As part of this realignment, the Research & Development (R&D) function will in future be integrated into the Mobility/IS Business Unit to more closely link technical expertise with customer-facing project responsibility. The Marketing & Communications function will be assigned to the CEO’s area to ensure that strategic external communications are directly aligned with executive leadership.

Through these changes, OECHSLER continues to consistently focus its overall development on customer needs while further strengthening technical expertise at the Executive Board level. In recent years, the polymer specialist has successfully secured several major projects from renowned manufacturers and suppliers and, at the end of 2024, was named “Toolmaker of the Year” by RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

As part of this strategic direction, the Supervisory Board and Chief Products and Markets Officer (CPMO) Raik Lüder have mutually agreed that his contract will expire on June 30, 2026. Over the past three years, Raik Lüder has played a key role in driving OECHSLER’s transformation and in implementing the Business Unit structure.

The Executive Board of OECHSLER AG will therefore consist of Karl Ostler (CEO), Alexander Wortberg (COO), Felix Hess (Board Member Health), and Matthias Weißkopf (Board Member Mobility/IS).

“On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board of OECHSLER AG, I would like to sincerely thank Raik Lüder for his work over the past three years. His successful implementation of the Business Unit structure has put us in an excellent position to build on going forward,” said Wolf Matthias Mang, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OECHSLER AG. “With the appointment of Felix Hess and Matthias Weißkopf, we are broadening the Executive Board with complementary competencies along the value chain and further aligning the company with the increasing specialization of our business—something our customers highly value,” Mang added.

About OECHSLER

Founded in 1864 by Matthias Oechsler and still headquartered in Ansbach, Germany, OECHSLER AG is a leading company in plastics technology, supplying customers worldwide in the automotive, healthcare, industrial, and sporting goods sectors. In addition to manufacturing precision plastic components and assemblies, OECHSLER offers services in product development, prototyping, and highly specialized toolmaking.

The company’s customers include international industrial and healthcare corporations, leading automotive suppliers, and major sporting goods companies.

As of the 2024 annual average, the OECHSLER Group employed around 2,000 people at its production sites in Ansbach, Ansbach-Brodswinden, and Weißenburg, as well as at its international subsidiaries OECHSLER Plastic Products (Taicang) Co. Ltd. in China, OECHSLER Romania s.r.l. in Lipova, and OECHSLER Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Querétaro.

Descendants of the company’s founder continue to hold 79% of OECHSLER AG’s share capital. Alongside management, the private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) holds a 20% stake in the company.

For more information, please visit: www.oechsler.com

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