New Managing Director for Nordmann
Martin Rathke brings extensive leadership experience and deep expertise in international sales and distribution. He has built a strong track record within the chemical distribution industry, and his career includes many years in a family-owned enterprise, where he held senior leadership roles with international responsibility.
Martin Rathke, Managing Director of Nordmann
Together with Ulrich Cramer, who will continue in his role, Martin Rathke will form a strong and closely aligned leadership team. As partners, they will jointly extend Nordmann’s strategic development and promote the company’s future direction.
Our shared focus will be on accelerating Nordmann’s global expansion through targeted strategic, organic and inorganic growth, while further optimizing the existing business, and continuously evaluating and refining the company’s portfolio strategy. With our shareholders’ commitment, Nordmann aims to strengthen its international footprint and evolve into a global player in the chemical distribution industry.
“Martin brings exactly the combination of entrepreneurial mindset, international experience, and leadership strength that we value in our relationships and for our path to grow”, said Irina Zschaler, CEO of Georg Nordmann Holding Aktiengesellschaft. “Our collaboration is based on responsibility, integrity, and the aspiration to create added value together for all involved and the entire group. We are therefore very much looking forward to welcoming our full Nordmann team.”
About Georg Nordmann Holding AG
Georg Nordmann Holding is a strong, internationally established and family-owned group of companies based in Hamburg. Led by the strategic management holding, and with its subgroups NORDMANN and the ROWA GROUP, the group generated around 656 million euros turnover in 2024 with around 990 employees across Europe, Asia and North America. The company’s activities began with the international trade of natural rubber (1912 – 2010) and cocoa (1915 – 1982).
About Nordmann
Nordmann is a leading multinational chemical distribution company. With subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and North America, Nordmann distributes natural and chemical raw materials, additives and specialty chemicals around the world. As a sales and marketing organization, Nordmann links suppliers from across the globe to manufacturers in all industries. Nordmann staffs 586 employees worldwide and achieved €517 million in turnover in 2024.
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Heidi Hinrichs
Director Group Sales & Marketing
Georg Nordmann Holding Aktiengesellschaft
Kajen 2, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49 40 36 87 292
