Management Board

Uwe Röhrhoff has been with Gerresheimer since 1991. He initially headed the Group Controlling of the Moulded Glass Division before moving in 1996 to the American subsidiary, where he was responsible for the American plants. In 1998 he took over the management of the Moulded Glass Division on an international level before assuming responsibility for the whole worldwide glass business in 2001. At the same time he became CEO of the American subsidiary Gerresheimer Glass Inc. In 2003, Röhrhoff was appointed to the Management Board of the Gerresheimer Group. Since its restructuring at the start of 2007 he has been responsible for the Moulded Glass Division and the Life Science Research Division. In 2010 he has become CEO of Gerresheimer AG. He continues to be responsible for the Moulded Glass Division. Röhrhoff started his career in the finance department of Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH. He holds a business studies degree from the University of Cologne.

Hans-Jürgen Wiecha joined the Gerresheimer Group in 2000 as Director of Corporate Finance, with responsibility for Treasury, Accounting and Tax Affairs. In 2004 he was granted general executive powers and assumed further responsibility for the function of Mergers & Acquisitions. He was appointed to the Management Board of the Gerresheimer Group in January 2005. Before joining Gerresheimer, Wiecha worked for seven years in a number of responsible positions with the VEBA Öl AG Group in Gelsenkirchen and Essen, for example as Divisional Director for Controlling, Accounting and Treasury. He started his career in 1989 with the accounting firm known today as PricewaterhouseCoopers in Frankfurt. He has a business management degree from the University of Siegen.

Dr. Max Raster joined the Gerresheimer Group in 2007 as a member of the Management Board. He had previously headed the Pharmaceutical Systems Division of Schott AG. Raster started his career in the German armed forces. From 1991 to 1992 he worked initially as Transportation Officer with the rank of an air-force officer, and then moved to the Armed Forces University in Hamburg as a scientific staff member. He embarked on his career in the glass industry in 1995 when he moved to Schott AG, where he worked in various executive positions and from 2004 had responsibility for the Pharmaceutical Systems Division. Raster studied Catholic theology at the University of Passau and economics at the University of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg.

Andreas Schütte joined the Gerresheimer Group in 2009 as a member of the Management Board, and is responsible for the Plastic Systems Division. Schütte was formerly CEO of the Siteco Group. He started his management career in 1991 in the aluminum industry. With the then VAW Aluminium AG he was successively responsible for various international business fields; on integration of the company in the Norwegian concern Hydro Aluminium ASA in 2002 he took over the globally organized Rolled Products Division as a member of this company's Management Board. His move to the head of Siteco management followed in 2005. Before commencing his industrial career, Schütte initially studied mechanical engineering in Hannover for his engineering degree. In Phoenix (Arizona/USA) he qualified as a Master of Business Administration.