As of today, Gerhard Seele (66) is transferring his majority stake to his son Michael (34), thus handing over responsibility for the company to the next generation. However, Gerhard Seele will remain managing director of seele Group GmbH. Siegfried Gossner, co-founder of seele, is a member of the supervisory board and will continue to serve as technical advisor to the company.
seele / Thomas Dashuber
Gerhard Seele emphasises the fact that a successful change at the top represents an important signal for the future of the company. And he is particularly pleased that he is able to pass on the ‘baton’ into capable hands at this stage: “After almost 20 years in the company, the obvious next move for Michael is to take over this position, especially while seele’s ‘old guard’ is still around to provide support during the transition.”
seels looks back at 38 years of company history
Michael Seele is happy to take on these tasks and sees digitalisation, securing skilled personnel and sustainability as his key challenges. In his view, increasing turnover will not be on the agenda. He favours qualitative growth - something that was always corporate policy, something he has no intention of changing. “Our facade solutions already make use of the latest digital tools. Our plants already employ the latest production technologies such as AI and robotics. This is where we want to retain leadership. And for us as a manufacturing company, minimising our carbon footprint is crucial.” That is where Michael Seele sees his future role.
seele / Jens Heilmann
seele, the facade construction specialist, was founded by Gerhard Seele and Siegfried Gossner in 1984. Over the intervening 38 years, the seele Group has established itself as a pioneer in innovative facades.
The company founders (picture left) realised what prominent architects were looking for and provided them with innovative answers to match their visions.
The much-quoted “pushing back the boundaries of what is technically feasible” has always shaped the company’s day-to-day operations.
Here are a number of seele projects that we have covered over the years:
The Düsseldorf diamond bridge
Rope facade for Penn Station in New York
Installing a 9-tonne skywalk in 4 hours
