Management of the Häfele Group

Proximity to customers and innovative thinking are the characteristics that identified the leadership personalities in Häfele’s family business for generations.

Häfele was founded in Aulendorf in 1923 as a specialty store for joinery needs. The time following the second world war saw strong demand for fittings, hardware, and for joinery services. Häfele is an international company serving foreign markets through an extensive network of branch offices. We have 38 subsidiaries and 10 sales offices around the world, with a product sales network covering more than 150 countries in the world, a total of more than 8,100 employees, 205,000 products and 9 manufacturing brands. 

Häfele is a 100-year hardware brand, and the products cover architectural hardware, furniture hardware, electronic access control systems and lighting systems. Allow us to introduce our company management.

Sibylle Thierer

Sibylle Thierer

Chairperson of Board of Directors

Sibylle Thierer managed the family business from 2003 until the end of 2022. In 2023, she handed overall responsibility over to Gregor Riekena. As Chairperson of the Board of Directors, she remains responsible for control and steering of the Häfele Group.

Areas of responsibility

  • Strategy

  • Monitoring and consulting of company management

  • Special projects

Gregor Riekena (CMO)

Gregor Riekena

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Gregor Riekena joined Häfele in 2011. He has been a member of the company management since 2015 and is responsible for the areas of brand management, products and communication. He assumed overall responsibility of the Häfele Group as CEO in 2023.

Areas of responsibility

  • Company Management
  • Marketing & Sales