Entry in the Commercial Register on November 22 makes it
official. As of today there is one Abbott affiliate in Germany with
two sites: Ludwigshafen and Wiesbaden/Delkenheim. The name
of the new company - entered in the Commercial Register in
Wiesbaden - is Abbott GmbH & Co. KG.
Having undergone a re-structuring process, Abbott GmbH,
Wiesbaden/Delkenheim, Knoll GmbH, Ludwigshafen, and Knoll
Deutschland GmbH, Ludwigshafen, are now merging to form a
new company. The company structure will remain largely
unchanged at the Delkenheim site. The name "Knoll" will continue
to be used as a trademark for most of the Knoll product range.
The new company has a workforce of more than 3,450
employees, of which 1,800 are Ludwigshafen-based.
Abbott GmbH & Co. KG will be run by five managers who will be
responsible for the following operating divisions:
Robert B. Hance, Abbott Diagnostics Division (ADD) - Vice
President, Diagnostic Operations, Europe, Middle East and
Africa, responsible for all activities of the Diagnostics Division in
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Dr. Heinz Kipper, Abbott International (AI) - General Manager,
Commercial Operations AI, responsible for the Pharmaceutical,
Hospital and Nutritional Products business.
Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, Abbott Diagnostics Division (ADD) - General
Manager ADD, responsible for the Diagnostics business in
Germany and Austria.
Dr. Steffen Röllinger, Abbott Laboratories, Global Pharmaceutical
Research Development (GPRD) - Divisional Vice President
Ludwigshafen R & D Operations, responsible for the coordination
of Research and Development in Ludwigshafen.
Dr. Dieter Wagner, Abbott International (AI) - Divisional Vice
President German Operations, is in charge of the Ludwigshafen
site and also assumes the role of Executive for Labor Relations at
Abbott GmbH & Co. KG.
The new company Abbott GmbH & Co. KG results from the fusion
of Abbott GmbH, Wiesbaden and the German sections of BASF
Pharma, Knoll GmbH and Knoll Deutschland GmbH, both
Ludwigshafen, that Abbott Laboratories acquired on March 2 of
this year.
The merging of the three companies Abbott ... more
Entry in the Commercial Register on November 22 makes it
official. As of today there is one Abbott affiliate in Germany with
two sites: Ludwigshafen and Wiesbaden/Delkenheim. The name
of the new company - entered in the Commercial Register in
Wiesbaden - is Abbott GmbH & Co. KG.
Havin ... more
At today's staff meeting the employees of the Ludwigshafen
pharmaceuticals company Knoll GmbH and Knoll Deutschland
GmbH were informed that the personnel reduction announced in
June 2001 has been largely resolved on a voluntary basis. This
means that no social compensation plan will be ... more