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I now want to open a new chapter and make room for new ideas. Especially in the last four and a half years, since I took over as Managing Director, gfu has achieved a great deal. 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It is largely thanks to her enormous commitment and coherent concepts that IFA was an outstanding and successful event in its anniversary year. We regret Dr. Warneke’s decision and thank her for her great dedication. We wish her all the best for her professional and personal future.”</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--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            \n                            <div class=\"text__body\"><p>The Supervisory Board is now working to fill the position at the earliest possible date and is accepting applications via the gfu office. The job advertisement is available <a href=\"https://gfu.de/ueber-uns/wir-stellen-ein/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here</a>. If you have any questions about the succession process, please feel free to contact our Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Philipp Maurer.</p>\n</div>\n                    </div>\n\n        \n    </div>\n</section>\n"
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