Mr Schwieger, the company you have been managing for two and a half years is celebrating its centenary this year. How do you feel about this? It is a great honor and pleasure for me as Managing Director to be able to celebrate the centenary of our company. Looking back on one hundred years of BODE fills me with awe, respect and gratitude. What is the achievement that commands the most respect? Humanity has lived through a century of light and shadow. A century of wars, crises, and pandemics. But it has also been a century of many positive developments and exciting innovations. This is particularly true in the field of healthcare. For example, the development of hand and surface disinfection over the past hundred years has been remarkable: constant innovations have helped to improve effectiveness and safety for users, materials and the environment. And BODE has made a significant contribution to this progress - not only by developing the world‘s first alcohol-based hand disinfectant Sterillium®. I am proud of that. At the same time, this successful past is also an obligation for the future. The anniversary year 2024 is also a time of upheaval for BODE. What are the particular challenges that you see for the company in your role as Managing Director? The most important thing about our business is that we help save lives. We help healthcare professionals and patients to stay healthy and minimize the risk of infections. More generally, we help improve the quality of life for many people. And that is what we want to continue to do in the future. That is why we want to offer our customers comprehensive and sustainable solutions that optimally combine health and environmental protection and remain a reliable partner even in times of crisis. Alexander Schwieger, Managing Director BODE Chemie GmbH, a company of the HARTMANN GROUP ’BODE has played a major role in shaping this progress’ 1OO YEARS BODE CHEMIE 13
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