The management of Häcker Kitchens

Matthias Berens appointed as Häcker Küchen's new sales and marketing director

5 February 2025, Rödinghausen: On 1 January 2026, Matthias Berens will join Häcker Küchen as its new sales and marketing director. This appointment was made in the course of a change process and succession management with the aim of positioning the owner-managed company in the best possible place in the global furniture market.

Matthias Berens will come on board as Häcker Küchen's new sales and marketing director at the beginning of 2026. From this point in time onwards, he will replace the current interim MD Olaf Thuleweit and join the management board, which will then also consist of Jochen Finkemeier (managing partner), Stefan Möller (chief executive officer) and Dirk Krupka (chief technical officer). Together, the management team will pursue the goal of positioning Häcker Küchen in the best possible place in the global furniture market. Olaf Thuleweit will still remain part of the team as the managing director of HK Appliances and will continue to be responsible for the household appliances division and the marketing of the company's own brands BLAUPUNKT and h│tech.

The appointment was made in the course of a comprehensive change process within the company and is also a key step with a view to strategic succession management at the executive level in the next few years.

Häcker Küchen recruits industry expert

For Matthias Berens, a proven industry expert, this appointment means a return to his professional roots: he already worked for Häcker Küchen from 1996 to 2013, most recently as the company's head of sales. After successful stints with the kitchen companies Nolte and Bauformat/Burger, where he last occupied the position of managing director, he will now be contributing his long-standing experience and comprehensive market expertise to the company.

"Häcker Küchen has now successfully recruited an experienced industry expert, Matthias Berens. Particularly in these times of economic uncertainty, we are relying on a combination of agility and stability to future-proof our company. With his in-depth understanding of the market and his strong leadership skills, Matthias Berens will play a key role in the long-term strengthening and further development of Häcker Küchen," says Häcker Küchen managing partner Jochen Finkemeier.

The Häcker company

Hermann Häcker founded the Häcker joinery workshop in 1898. In 1965, his son-in-law Horst Finkemeier and his wife Renate laid the foundations for today's financial success with the serial manufacture of kitchen furniture. Today, the owner-managed family business Häcker manufactures fitted kitchens for a wide range of customers and markets at five production sites in Rödinghausen and Venne. Häcker is now viewed as standing for quality, service, reliability, authenticity and sustainability. With its product lines concept130 and systemat as well as the household appliance brands BLAUPUNKT and h│tech, Häcker offers an extensive product portfolio.

See our website haecker-kuechen.com or LinkedIn @Häcker Küchen GmbH & Co. KG for more information about Häcker.

Press contact

Häcker Küchen GmbH & Co. KG
Mr. Karsten Bäumer
Head of product marketing and PR
+49 5746 940 - 297
kbaeumer(at)haecker-kuechen.com