DMK Group names new COO

The DMK Group has announced the appointment of Dr. Marc-Alexander Mahl as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its baby food business starting 1 January 2021. The new manager is from Fresenius Kabi.

Dr Mahl follows Stefan Eckert who left the company in late 2019, and CEO Ingo Müller who has been responsible for the unit on the interim. He comes from Fresenius Kabi, one of the leading providers in the fields of clinical nutrition, infusion therapy, generic drugs and medicinal products. He has been heading up the business unit Generics & Complex Formulations as als Executive Vice President since 2011. He is an experienced manager and brings with him many years of expertise in the fields of general management, portfolio and supply chain management, marketing strategy and product launches.

 Dr. Marc-Alexander Mahl

Ingo Müller, CEO of the DMK Group: “We are pleased to have gained Marc Mahl as a highly experienced manager for this position. His experience will allow him to drive forward the Baby Food business unit. I have come to know Marc Mahl as a positive person with the ability to win people over and inspire them in global teams. He comes to us with the clear remit of ensuring – together with the team –that the Baby Food business area from the Baby business unit will make a successful contribution to the DMK Group result.”

“Comparatively, the baby food sector is one of the most attractive consumer goods markets worldwide. In the DMK Group’s mission statement for 2030, the Baby BU takes on an important role in growth – the tasks that await me there will allow me to draw on my many years of experience and use it in a new and exciting work environment,” explains Dr Mahl.

“And we’re going to pick up the pace here: through a broad campaign involving various measures, we want and have to create a foundation for generating added value in the Baby Food area in the future. The basis for being able to achieve these ambitious goals is an effective team”, adds Mr Müller on the change in management.