Eppendorf is investing disproportionately in expansion of its global locations, particularly in Asia

Hamburg based Eppendorf AG on December 6, 2019 has appointed Eva van Pelt, currently Chief Commercial Officer, and Dr. Peter Fruhstorfer, currently Head of Business Area Sample Handling, as Co-Chief Executive Officers of Eppendorf AG. Both will succeed Thomas Bachmann, the former President & CEO of Eppendorf AG, who has already left the company. Eppendorf, founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1945, has more than 3,300 employees worldwide. The company has subsidiaries in 26 countries and is represented in all important markets by distributors. In an interaction with BioSpectrum Eva van Pelt shared her new role and plans for next five years. Edited excerpts;

- Ankit Kankar

Congratulations on your new role. What are the main agendas behind the recently announced dual leadership at Eppendorf?

Thank you very much. This was a decision made by the Eppendorf Supervisory Board. In December 2019, the members of the Supervisory Board decided to restructure the Management Board of the company. The Supervisory Board believes that a powerful CEO-duo is the right choice for the current phase of realignment, the further development of our company, and for implementing Eppendorf’s ambitious long-term growth strategy.

The sustainable growth strategy that we are pursuing and the be Eppendorf 2021 initiative for the future will be consistently pursued. However, the Supervisory Board is convinced that this can be implemented even better with a new, powerful Co- CEO team formed by Dr. Peter Fruhstorfer and myself.

Congratulations to Eppendorf for completing 75 years. What are the major plans for the next five years?

Eppendorf is a remarkable growth story that began 75 years ago in Hamburg, Germany. It is our declared goal to extend this success and growth into the future. To this end, the future initiative be Eppendorf 2021 was launched four years ago and goals were defined.