Steen Sönnichsen takes over Division International

Frank Duffe: “German market requires full concentration”.

Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 23. June 2022 – The Tönnies Group of Companies is dividing the management of two divisions among several shoulders: At the express request of Frank Duffe, Managing Director of the Pork, International and Ingredients divisions, the Group’s Board of Management will be expanded to include one person who will henceforth be responsible for the International division.

Frank Duffe had already suggested this expansion weeks ago in order to be able to concentrate fully on the change process in the industry and in our company. “The transformation of the entire chain is one of the greatest challenges in the company’s history and therefore requires all our concentration,” explains Frank Duffe. The company’s management then succeeded in recruiting Steen Sönnichsen, a highly accomplished industry expert, to join Tönnies.

The 54-year-old native Dane has held management positions in the industry for decades. From August 1, 2022, he will bring this know-how to our Group as Head of the International Division and continue the success story of the strongly growing division. Steen Sönnichsen will primarily be responsible for the sites in Denmark, Poland, Spain and the UK.

This relief will enable Frank Duffe to drive forward the change process in the Pork division in Germany even more intensively. The move is also a clear commitment to Germany as a business location. “Frank Duffe and I have been a team for 36 years and continue to tackle the transformation together,” says Clemens Tönnies, Managing Partner. “We agree that the generational change in the company’s management that has been initiated is also an important factor in this. We want to implement this consistently in the coming years.”