New Managing Directors at Würth AG
Markus Schäfer and Andreas Fischer took over the management of Würth AG, based in Arlesheim (BL), in July 2015.

Markus Schäfer (1969) has been with the Würth company for 25 years and has held various positions in sales for the Würth Group. Most recently, he successfully managed the sales region South at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, where he successfully managed the sales region South. At Würth AG Switzerland, Markus Schäfer is responsible for the field sales functions.
Andreas Fischer (1969) takes over responsibility for the internal sales functions. He worked from 2001 to 2005 at Würth Finance International B. V. in Küsnacht in various functions. He then moved to the Würth Group of North America Inc., USA (Wugona), where he was most recently and successfully active as Managing Director of Wugona and RW Ramsey Realty Corp. until his return to Switzerland.
In these functions, Markus Schäfer and Andreas Fischer succeed the previous Co-Managing Directors Markus Rupp and Kurt Meier, who have both left Würth AG Switzerland.