Ulrich Zahoransky looks back on an impressive career: After studying industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and holding positions in accounting and IT at other companies, he followed his father Heinz Zahoransky’s call to join the family business in 1988. He quickly took on more responsibility and, starting in 1991 as a Management Director in ZAHORANSKY KG and from 2003 as a member of the executive board of ZAHORANSKY AG, decisively shaped the strategic direction of the ZAHORANSKY Group. His era was marked by the construction of new production facilities in Germany, India, and Spain, an increase in the number of employees from 370 in 1995 to over 920 in 2020, and a tripling of revenue to up to 140 million euros. In addition, Zahoransky strengthened the company’s presence in key markets through international sales and service subsidiaries in the USA, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Brazil-which improved customer service and boosted sales. Zahoransky also consistently pushed ahead with the entry into new business areas such as automation and medical technology, as well as the development of pioneering digital solutions. Also worth highlighting are the long-standing partnership with one of the largest leading international oral care manufacturers, which has awarded ZAHORANSKY several times, and successful large-scale projects such as the US initiative “Operation Warp Speed,” for which the ZAHORANSKY Group supplied more than 20 systems for the production of vials (vaccine containers) for coronavirus vaccines.

Ulrich Zahoransky回顾了他令人印象深刻的职业生涯：在卡尔斯鲁厄应用科学大学学习工业工程并在其他公司担任会计和IT职位后，他在1988年听从父亲Heinz Zahoranski的号召加入了家族企业。他很快承担了更多的责任，从1991年开始担任ZAHORANSKY KG的管理总监，从2003年起担任ZAHORANSKY AG执行董事会成员，他果断地制定了ZAHORANSKY集团的战略方向。他的时代以在德国、印度和西班牙建造新的生产设施为标志，员工人数从1995年的370人增加到2020年的920多人，收入增加了两倍，达到1.4亿欧元。此外，Zahoransky通过在美国、香港、中国、日本和巴西的国际销售和服务子公司加强了公司在关键市场的影响力，改善了客户服务并提高了销售额。Zahoransky还不断推进进入自动化和医疗技术等新业务领域，以及开发开创性的数字解决方案。同样值得强调的是与最大的国际领先口腔护理制造商之一的长期合作关系，该制造商已多次授予ZAHORANSKY，以及成功的大型项目，如美国倡议“曲速行动”，ZAHORANSKY集团为该倡议提供了20多个制造冠状病毒疫苗小瓶（疫苗容器）的系统。

At the same time, Ulrich Zahoransky has always stood for continuity and the core values of the family business: consistent apprentice training, for which the company received the “Best Place to Learn” award, employee share ownership in the company’s success, and the cultivation of corporate culture have had a lasting impact on his work. This also includes social commitment and the company’s aid organization, through which employees and the company have supported social institutions with more than €1 million since 1970. Despite the economic challenges of recent years, the connection to the employees and the location has remained strong. “We are and want to remain a family business with strong values, even though now, after 123 years, there is no longer a family member on the board for the first time,” says Ulrich Zahoransky. “We set the course for this with the conversion to a stock corporation in 2003. With the two board members Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Sielemann and Ric Nachtmann, we are well positioned for the future and can offer our employees secure jobs.”

同时，Ulrich Zahoransky始终代表着家族企业的连续性和核心价值观：始终如一的学徒培训，公司因此获得了“最佳学习场所”奖，员工在公司成功中的股份所有权，以及企业文化的培养对他的工作产生了持久的影响。这还包括社会承诺和公司的援助组织，自1970年以来，员工和公司通过该组织为社会机构提供了100多万欧元的支持。尽管近年来面临经济挑战，但与员工和地点的联系仍然很强。乌尔里希·扎霍兰斯基说：“我们现在是并希望保持一个具有强大价值观的家族企业，尽管在123年后的今天，董事会中第一次不再有家族成员了”。“我们在2003年转型为股份公司，为这一目标设定了方向。有了两名董事会成员Heinrich Sieleman博士和Ric Nachtmann，我们为未来做好了准备，可以为员工提供稳定的工作。”

With the end of 2024 started long-term handover to the new management team, the company is ideally positioned for sustainable growth and innovation. ZAHORANSKY AG intends to further expand its leading role as a manufacturer of molds, machines, and systems in the oral care industry, the brush/broom market, and medical technology. The aim is to intelligently combine technical, development, and service expertise and to strengthen the company’s international presence. The Management Board and Supervisory Board are looking forward to the tasks and challenges ahead with confidence. ZAHORANSKY AG would like to thank him for his decades of commitment and wishes him happiness and good health in this new chapter of his life.

随着2024年底开始向新管理团队进行长期移交，该公司处于可持续增长和创新的理想位置。ZAHORANSKY AG打算进一步扩大其在口腔护理行业、刷子/扫帚市场和医疗技术中作为模具、机器和系统制造商的领先地位。其目的是巧妙地结合技术、开发和服务专长，加强公司的国际影响力。董事会和监事会满怀信心地期待着未来的任务和挑战。ZAHORANSKY AG感谢他几十年来的奉献，并祝愿他在人生的新篇章中幸福安康。