Hanseyachts: Managing Director Runde leaves Germany's largest yacht shipyard

Runde, who has been at the helm since 1.10.21, has the The company leave the company. The CEO only accompanied the change of ownership from investor Aurelius to entrepreneur Andreas Müller in the summer of 2025 and took over shares in the Greifswald-based company himself. Holger Passauer will be the new Chief Financial Officer. So far, nothing more than a brief press release has been heard from the shipyard.

Growth for Hanseyachts with new dual leadership?

The communication in full: Greifswald, December 2025 - HanseYachts AG, Germany's largest manufacturer of sailing yachts and motorboats, is focusing on strong growth in the new year. This is to be achieved primarily through a reorganisation of the company's management, which will once again consist of a dual leadership team.

As a first step, the Supervisory Board has appointed Holger Passauer as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). A new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is also set to take up his position at the beginning of 2026. The previous CEO, Hanjo Runde, has left the company.

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