Christian Loidolt will succeed Ralf Maurer as Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board at PE Automotive GmbH & Co. KG. Loidolt took up the position on 1 February 2021 and will drive forward business activities at PE together with Markus Seitz, long-standing Managing Director at the company.

Christian Loidolt is the new Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of PE Automotive.
Christian Loidolt is the new Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of PE Automotive.

Christian Loidolt has years of experience in diverse managerial functions at internationally operating businesses, such as the Würth-Gruppe and Electrocomponents plc, to his name. Most recently, Loidolt was responsible for the Austrian, Swiss and Slovenian markets as Managing Director and Country Manager of RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc. Christian Loidolt holds a Master of Arts in Business.

Achim Kotz, Managing Partner at BPW Bergische Achsen KG, says "We would like to thank Ralf Maurer, who, with his experience and great commitment, has done an excellent job for the PE Automotive Group in recent years. In Christian Loidolt, we are gaining an extremely competent, experienced and dynamic leader. Together with Markus Seitz, he will continue the successful work of recent years and drive it forward." Christian Loidolt says "I am looking forward to the exciting new task of expanding PE Automotive's position in the market together with the team."

As one of the leading specialist suppliers of high-quality spare parts for tractor units and trailers, PE Automotive has established itself as a reliable trading partner for its customers, such as fleet and vehicle operators, as well as garages.