GERMANY. Gebr. Heinemann has established a department for compliance and corporate responsibility, effective from 1 January. It is headed by Saskia Möller, who reports to Co-CEO Raoul Spanger. A lawyer, Möller joined the Hamburg-based family business in 2021, having worked in the raw materials and steel industry.
Niels Runge, previously Senior Compliance Manager at Gebr. Heinemann, becomes the new Head of Compliance. The travel retailer is currently advertising the position of Head of Corporate Responsibility and is looking for reinforcements for the team.
“Sustainable and responsible corporate governance is part of our values and our corporate culture and has been for many years and decades. Both compliance and our sustainability activities have become more and more important in our company,” said Spanger. “By expanding the two areas and bundling them under one leadership, we see great potential in the strategic use of opportunities and the early identification and avoidance of risks.”
“Both topics are also gaining in importance in the competitive environment. In order to be able to serve these requirements in the best possible way and in a timely manner, we need the professional support of our colleagues from the compliance department as well as a long-term and cross-company sustainability strategy,” added Co-CEO and Owner Max Heinemann.
Gebr. Heinemann joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in 2018, the largest and most prominent initiative for responsible corporate governance worldwide.
The family-owned company has anchored sustainable development goals in its corporate strategy and committed to achieving them by 2030 in the following fields of action: Energy & Emissions, Waste & Packaging, Product Portfolio and People. The company noted that sustainable impact also plays a “decisive and significant” role in its new mission statement. 
