Changes to the Faber-Castell Supervisory Board

The Faber-Castell Supervisory Board appoints Countess Sarah von Faber-Castell and farewells Mary von Faber-Castell, Hanspeter Muerle succeeded Gerhard Bruckmeier.

Stein, January 20, 2025. The Supervisory Board of Faber-Castell AG has undergone two personnel changes: Countess Sarah von Faber-Castell has been elected to the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 January 2025, while Hanspeter Muerle was already appointed to the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting in July 2024. The financial expert and top manager succeeded Gerhard Bruckmeier, who is now focussing on his advisory role on the Board of Directors of A.W. Faber-Castell Unternehmensverwaltung GmbH, supporting the family in their increasingly active roles on various committees and in their diverse tasks.

Countess Sarah von Faber-Castell (28) joins her brother Count Charles von Faber-Castell (44) as the second member of the ninth generation of the owner’s family on the company's highest supervisory body. The Supervisory Board has been headed by Chairman Dirk Engehausen (60) since the beginning of 2024. The Countess completed her MBA at the renowned London Business School after graduating from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Political Science and Government. She has worked for several years in marketing roles at Estee Lauder Companies and Jo Malone London. Countess Sarah takes over the mandate from her mother, Countess Mary von Faber-Castell (74), who is stepping down for reasons of age in accordance with the family charter. Countess Mary, wife of CEO Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell (†2016), was Managing Director of the Cosmetics Division for 20 years after which she was appointed to the Management Board in 2015 where she temporarily took on the role of speaker of the Board. In 2020, she moved to the Supervisory Board, where she was Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board.

Hanspeter Muerle (55), has also recently joined the Supervisory Board, and has held the position of CFO at toy manufacturer Ravensburger for the last ten years. His experience spans decades of financial expertise in executive roles at Airbus, Carl Zeiss Vision and S. Oliver Group, among others.

The Faber-Castell family business operates in the form of a public limited company not listed on the stock exchange. The sole shareholder is A.W. Faber-Castell Unternehmensverwaltung GmbH. The four members of the ninth family generation (Charles, Katharina, Sarah and Victoria von Faber-Castell) indirectly hold the majority of shares in Faber-Castell AG.

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