20 December 2018
Thomas Ide will leave the IDE Group
The process of finding a successor for Bernhard Ide GmbH & Co.KG will be finalized on 31.12.2018. At his own request, Thomas Ide will leave the IDE Group as Managing Director and shareholder of all companies on January 1, 2019,Thus, Alexander Ide becomes the sole shareholder and Managing Director.
Thomas Ide joined the company in the mid-1970s. Following the death of company founder Bernhard Ide, he took over company management in 1985. Under his leadership, the firm has grown successfully, both nationally and internationally. Numerous technical developments and innovative customer-specific solutions have set the course of company development and will continue to determine it.
The generation change, already initiated at the turn of the year 2014/15, will now be fully realized. With the expertise of three generations, innovative technology and traditional values IDE remains, faithful to its customers and to itself, “Committed to extrusion”.