Delmenhorst is looking for a new business driver: Who will be the rescuer?

Delmenhorst is looking for a new business driver: Who will be the rescuer?

Delmenhorst, Deutschland - The Delmenhorster Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (DWFG) is faced with a new position of management. As Weser-Kurier , Ralf Hots-Thomas has given up his position at the turn of the year. The DWFG supervisory board will be discussed in the coming week about the further procedure for replicas. The focus is particularly on a written position determination, which is already available to the supervisory boards. The promotional association chief Ulrich Droste emphasizes that the requirements of the member companies should be bundled against politics and administration.

The current structure of business development is considered fundamentally retained by Supervisory Board Councilor Kristof Ogonovski, but there are efforts to clearly separate the areas of responsibility of the new managing director. Representatives from the areas of trade, medium -sized companies, service and craft require a realignment of business development to strengthen the economic power of the city.

interim solution and new perspectives

From January 1, 2025, Eduard Ruppel, the previous authorized representative of the DWFG, will take over the provisional management. This became known after the announcement by Hots-Thomas, who also worked as head of the business office for the city of Delmenhorst and submitted his resignation on December 31, 2024. Mayor Petra Gerlach and chairman of the supervisory board Kristof Ogonovski thanked Hots-Thomas for his valuable commitment and wish him all the best for the future. At the same time, an interim solution will be advised to ensure the ability to act as a dwfg and the business department of business during the transitional period, as in a further notification to delmenhorst.de is.

The new managing director should act as a pilot for local traders and potential investors. In this context, the importance of a new commercial area development concept was emphasized. Economic development should maintain contact with all economic players in the city, including real estate owners and retailers.

technical qualifications in focus

With a view to the requirements for the new managing director, it is emphasized that this should bring comprehensive professional qualifications, also in the commercial area. Droste emphasizes that the qualifications of applicants are more important to him than their place of residence. However, the exact time for the tender for the new management has not yet been determined. A finding commission will soon be used by the Supervisory Board to advance the selection process in a timely manner.

In this context, it is important to strengthen the regional economic structures. The GRW funding, which focuses on structurally weak regions, pursues several main goals, including the compensation of location disadvantages and the creation of jobs, such as on the website of the Federal Ministry and Federal Ministry and Climate protection is explained. This could also have an impact on the new direction of business development in Delmenhorst.