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Manager magazin looks at CEWE board turmoil

March 25, 2023March 28, 2023 GaryPageau CeWe, Manager magazin0 comment

Germany’s Manager Magazin did a long retrospective on the years-long boardroom drama at CEWE Color that lead to the departure of two top executives, Christian Friege and Rolf Hollander. The German-language article is available here (subscription required). Writer Dietmar Palan does a comprehensive history of the company’s unusual ownership structure – where the publicly held CEWE is primarily governed by... Read More

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Dr. Christian Friege leaves CEWE

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe, Dr. Christian Friege

The Board of Trustees of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Stiftung, the general partner of CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA announced Dr. Christian Friege, chairman of the Board of Management of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Stiftung, is leaving the company at the end of the year “at his own request and in agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Neumüller CEWE... Read More

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Dr. Rolf Hollander extended as CEWE chairman of the Board of Trustees

December 1, 2022December 9, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe, Dr. Rolf Hollander

The Board of Trustees of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Stiftung announced it extended Dr. Rolf Hollander‘s term of office as a member and in his function as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for a further four years at its meeting on Nov. 29, 2022. The Board of Management of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Stiftung is having legal concerns examined... Read More

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CEWE reports third-quarter revenue up 14.3%

November 11, 2022November 13, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

Oldenburg-based photo personalization leader CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA reported strong growth in all its business segments in the third quarter of 2022. In comparison with the previous year, group sales rose by 14.3%, to 151.4 million euros, compared to 132.4 million euros in the same period last year. Group EBIT also improved by 3.1 million euros to 1.1 million... Read More

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CEWE second-quarter sales up 13.1%

August 9, 2022August 18, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

CEWE Stiftung & Co. grew in all business areas in the second quarter and, at EUR 132.0 million, generated group sales that were 13.1% higher than in the same quarter same period last year, which had sales EUR 116.7 million. At the same time, the company improved its EBIT by EUR 2.1 million to EUR -4.3 million (EBIT Q2 2021:... Read More

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Good start to 2022: CEWE reports earnings at pre-pandemic level

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA starts the year 2022 with a good result at the pre-pandemic level after the first three months. With turnover at 138.9 million euros, Group EBIT amounted to 2.1 million euros, making it even slightly better than the EBIT in the last comparable pre-coronavirus Q1 in 2020 (Q1 2020 Group EBIT: 2.0 million euros). As expected,... Read More

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Dr. Christian Friege appointed to CEWE Board of Management

April 29, 2022May 17, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA

CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA was informed by Alexander Neumüller, the beneficiary of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation and heir of the company founder, of his decision to appoint Dr. Christian Friege to the Board of Management of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation upon expiry of his current contract. As the personally liable partner, the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation manages... Read More

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CEWE partners at numerous photo festivals

April 22, 2022May 3, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

CEWE announced the company is once again the official premium partner of numerous photo festivals this year. The CEWE hot-air balloon can also be seen in Oberstdorf for the first time. The CEWE truck, with a presentation area of more than 70 square meters and a roof terrace of another 20 square meters, will also be on-site at the festivals... Read More

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CEWE highlights progress in diversity

April 3, 2022April 9, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

In the wake of the high-profile dismissal of CEO Dr. Christian Friege, CEWE COLOR Stiftung announced the progress the company has made for “sustainable value orientation and diversity”: “Between 2017 and 2021, the number of women in management positions increased by more than 50 percent from 95 to 146. At the management level, half of the new positions were filled... Read More

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CEWE board reveals CEO departure due to conflict over diversity

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe1 Comment

In a rare moment of disclosure, the board of trustees of CEWE Color claimed its CEO, Dr. Christian Friege “massively obstructed” diversity and the appointment of a woman as a board member, which led to his contract not being renewed. A spokesperson for CEWE told Reuters the management board Friege chairs does not make management board appointments and that four... Read More

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CEWE board does not extend contract of CEO

March 20, 2022March 25, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation, Dr. Rolf Hollander announced, due to differing opinions on corporate management, the board of trustees canceled the contract of Dr. Christian Friege, chairman of the board. The contract ends Dec. 31, 2022. As a personally liable partner, the Neumüller CEWE COLOR Foundation manages the business of the... Read More

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CEWE receives award for ambitious and long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

January 29, 2022January 30, 2022 GaryPageau CeWe

Oldenburg-based photo service provider CEWE is ranked eleventh place out of around 2,000 companies in Germany that were invited to participate in a large-scale study by the market research company Statista and the business magazine Capital. The analysis distinguishes those companies in Germany that have reduced the intensity of their greenhouse gas emissions the most over the past five years,... Read More

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CEWE reports higher third-quarter earnings

November 12, 2021November 14, 2021 GaryPageau CeWe

For the first time in four years, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA achieved an EBIT which, at 0.1 million euros, is already positive prior to the traditionally strong fourth quarter. The earnings situation, with sales at 395.0 million euros 4.4% short of that of the previous year, has thus continued to improve. “In the past few months, many of our... Read More

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Lizzie Ross from London creates the 75 millionth CEWE Photobook

October 15, 2021October 17, 2021 GaryPageau Boots, CeWe

CEWE announced its 75 millionth CEWE PHOTOBOOK was produced for customer Lizzie Ross in the United Kingdom. CEWE started producing its signature books in 2005 and the millionth copy rolled off the presses two years later. The company says the CEWE PHOTOBOOK is now the best-selling photo book in Europe. About 6.5 million are produced each year. CEWE’s 75 millionth... Read More

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TIPA recognizes CEWE retail system, WhiteWall among awards

May 20, 2021May 23, 2021 GaryPageau CeWe, TIPA Awards

The Technical Image Press Awards (TIPA) were recently announced, showcasing winners in 40 categories, including cameras and lenses, papers and printers, imaging software, still and video accessories, lighting, monitors, and more. The camera gear awards are widely covered, so we thought we’d look at a few of the output-related recognitions. CEWE won two awards: For the Wall Calendar A2 Gold... Read More