HASCO Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG has announced the appointment of Markus Büngers as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026. He succeeds long-serving CEO Christoph Ehrlich, who stepped down in the summer of 2025.
Following Ehrlich’s departure, Thomas Karazmann assumed interim responsibility for managing the company, ensuring strategic continuity and operational stability during the transition period.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Markus Büngers served as Executive Vice President Finance & Administration, where he was closely involved in the strategic and operational management of all departments. In this role, he played a key part in driving HASCO’s global development. His appointment underscores the company’s focus on continuity, deep technical expertise, and long-term strategic reliability.
Thomas Karazmann is confident that his successor will continue to drive HASCO’s strategic development. “I am delighted that we have been able to appoint Markus Büngers as the person we absolutely wanted to take on the role of CEO. He is an experienced manager who knows HASCO very well and, thanks to his previous roles at renowned industrial companies, has extensive international management experience. With him, HASCO is in the best possible hands.”
Markus Büngers is equally optimistic about his new role: “I would like to thank everyone most sincerely for the trust they have placed in me to actively shape HASCO’s future in this important role. The challenges are great, but so is our confidence. HASCO has enormous strengths, excellent employees with a wide range of skills, and a clear, shared vision. We will consistently build on these strengths through dedicated hard work for the benefit of our customers.”
With this management change at the beginning of the year, HASCO has laid the foundations for stable, future-oriented development and, in Markus Büngers, has chosen a manager who knows the company extremely well and embodies its values.
