TEEKANNE expands management
Setting the course for international growth
Dr. Christian Mestwerdt becomes the second Managing Director of TEEKANNE Holding on 10 June 2025 and takes over central global management functions as CFO/COO.
The TEEKANNE Group is adapting its management structure to the increased demands of a dynamic international market. On 10 June 2025, Dr. Christian Mestwerdt will join the TEEKANNE Group holding company as an additional Managing Director. In his new role as Chief Financial & Operating Officer (CFO/COO), the 56-year-old will assume responsibility for the central core areas of finance, IT, human resources, purchasing, logistics and production and will manage these internationally in future.

Dr. Christian Mestwerdt new CFO/COO TEEKANNE
Teekanne GmbH & Co. KG
By expanding the management team, TEEKANNE is responding to the Group's increased growth requirements and setting the course for greater operational relief and a future-oriented division of labor at the top management level. Frank Schübel, CEO of the TEEKANNE Group and Chairman of the Management Board, will focus even more on managing the local markets and the strategic development of the business in future. "I am delighted, also on behalf of the shareholders, to have a new partner at my side in Christian Mestwerdt. This will enable a better distribution of responsibilities and competencies in the management of the company. While Christian Mestwerdt heads up the globally managed services, I can take better care of the increased growth requirements of the local markets," explains Frank Schübel.
Dr. Christian Mestwerdt brings with him many years of experience in leading positions in medium-sized family businesses, including at Dr. Oetker and Dr. Wolff. With his in-depth expertise in the areas of corporate management and operational management, he will strengthen TEEKANNE's management team in a phase of ambitious growth targets and structural development.
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