Since the beginning of the year, Sven Rathmann and Michael Schiller have formed the new management team for the three Bosch industrial boiler sites in Gunzenhausen (Germany), Bischofshofen (Austria), and Engels (Russia). The focus of the new team includes climate-neutral boiler solutions and strengthening the service business in order to set the course for the future.
Sven Rathmann (49) has already been with the company for 20 years and was managing director at Bosch Rexroth’s Swedish site for the last four and a half years. Born in northern Germany, he now lives with his family in Ansbach and has been responsible for the entire Bosch Industrial Boilers division since the beginning of the year. His goal is clear: “We want to continue to grow and focus fully on our industrial customers. Our global sales network, expansion of the service business, and great products for CO2-neutral steam and hot water generation offer us huge potential.”
Bosch boilers are used in almost every industrial sector, in addition to district and heating applications: process heat is indispensable, for example in the production of food, pharmaceuticals, and building materials. Topics such as hydrogen and electrification are playing an increasingly central role here, and the new electric steam boiler “ELSB” can already be operated with 100 % green electricity. This is an enormous opportunity to offer industries climate-neutral solutions for their heat generation.
Just how great the demand is for energy-efficient or even CO2-neutral boilers is made clear by the good order situation. This is also confirmed by Michael Schiller (54) in his new role responsible for finance, controlling and production at the three industrial boiler sites: “Based on the current order intake, we expect 2022 to be a very promising year. We are happy to take on the challenge of meeting the high demand.”
Michael Schiller has been with the Group since 2006 and brings with him relevant experience from his previous position as commercial manager for the floor-standing boiler division at the Lollar site in Hesse. His focus is also on necessary investments and process improvements along the value chain in order to achieve the ambitious growth targets. This means very good future prospects for the industrial boiler team and for the skilled workers of tomorrow.
“We have a really great team on our side and an innovative product portfolio to respond to changing customer needs in a focused way in the future. A climate-neutral industry is the future — and that includes environmentally friendly steam and hot water boilers from Bosch, which we supply to more than 140 countries around the world.”
- Sven Rathmann
