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Ms. Chardon will thus succeed Dr. Sara Warneke, who is leaving gfu at her own request after more than 14 years with the company, five of them as Managing Director.</p>\n</div>\n                    </div>\n\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block--spacer block--spacer-50 block--bg-transparent\" style=\"height: 50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    </div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-none block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\">Reliable Continuity, Fresh Impetus</h2>\n                    </div>\n\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--stimmen block--pad-normal block--bg-transparent block--stimmen--image-left block--stimmen--single block--pause-on-hover\" data-stimmen-slider=\"1\" data-autoplay-speed=\"8\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container stimmen__inner\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"stimmen__stage\">\n\n            <div class=\"stimmen__slides\" role=\"group\">\n                                    <article class=\"stimmen__slide is-active\" data-slide-index=\"0\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                                                    <div class=\"stimmen__avatar\">\n                                <img class=\"stimmen__avatar-img\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pressemitteilung-2025-philipp-maurer-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"Philipp Maurer\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1663\" height=\"1663\" />                            </div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"stimmen__body\">\n                            <p class=\"stimmen__meta\">\n                                <strong class=\"stimmen__name\">Philipp Maurer</strong>\n                                                                    <span class=\"stimmen__role\">Chairman of the Supervisory Board of gfu</span>\n                                                            </p>\n\n                            <blockquote class=\"stimmen__quote\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl)\"><p>“With Carine Chardon, gfu is gaining a Managing Director who has excellent industry knowledge and a strong network. Her expertise will ensure that she can seamlessly continue the successful work of Dr. Warneke and further advance gfu. Through her previous roles at ZVEI and the German TV Platform, she has already worked intensively with all key stakeholders in recent years – which will benefit both the substance of gfu’s framework and the intensive work surrounding IFA. The entire Supervisory Board is very much looking forward to working together.”</p></blockquote>\n\n                                                    </div>\n                    </article>\n                            </div>\n\n            \n        </div>\n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--stimmen block--pad-normal block--bg-transparent block--stimmen--image-left block--stimmen--single block--pause-on-hover\" data-stimmen-slider=\"1\" data-autoplay-speed=\"8\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container stimmen__inner\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"stimmen__stage\">\n\n            <div class=\"stimmen__slides\" role=\"group\">\n                                    <article class=\"stimmen__slide is-active\" data-slide-index=\"0\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                                                    <div class=\"stimmen__avatar\">\n                                <img class=\"stimmen__avatar-img\" src=\"https://gfu.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CarineChardon_portrait-2048x1365-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Carine Chardon\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" />                            </div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"stimmen__body\">\n                            <p class=\"stimmen__meta\">\n                                <strong class=\"stimmen__name\">Carine Chardon</strong>\n                                                                    <span class=\"stimmen__role\">designated Managing Director of gfu</span>\n                                                            </p>\n\n                            <blockquote class=\"stimmen__quote\" style=\"font-size: var(--text-2xl)\"><p>“I am very much looking forward to the new role and to working together with the team at the office to strengthen gfu’s visibility, as well as to further developing IFA together with our partners in its role as the global leading trade show for our industry. Taking over the management of gfu represents both continuity and a new beginning for me: I have a long-standing working relationship with many gfu shareholders through my work at ZVEI – the topics and challenges facing the industry are very familiar to me. At the same time, the move is a real change, one in which I can fully contribute my creativity and creative drive.”</p></blockquote>\n\n                                                    </div>\n                    </article>\n                            </div>\n\n            \n        </div>\n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block--spacer block--spacer-50 block--bg-transparent\" style=\"height: 50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    </div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-none block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\">Changeover After IFA 2025</h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>During a brief transition phase, Carine Chardon will work closely with Dr. Sara Warneke to ensure a smooth handover.</p>\n</div>\n                    </div>\n\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block--spacer block--spacer-50 block--bg-transparent\" style=\"height: 50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    </div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-none block--text--layout-split block--text--text-anthrazit block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\">Brief Profile of Carine Chardon</h2>\n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p><em>Carine Chardon is a qualified lawyer specializing in media law. After starting her career in the media industry, including at KirchMedia and Premiere, she worked for many years at ZVEI e.V., most recently as Managing Director of the Consumer Electronics, Large and Small Electrical Household Appliances trade associations and Head of the Consumer division with around 100 member companies. 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