generational change GRÜN GQM GmbH – Reorganization of the Management

Landshut, November 5, 2025. In the GRÜN GQMAt [Company Name], a leading German provider of MES software for the digitalization of manufacturing processes in food production, a generational change in management has been initiated. At the beginning of October, graduate engineer Jens Höfner was appointed as an additional managing director alongside Dr. Johannes Schraml. At the turn of the year, Dr. Schraml will transition to an advisory role, and Höfner will assume sole management as CEO.

Johannes Schraml significantly shaped the company and successfully developed it further with his entrepreneurial vision. Under his leadership, the company was able to GRÜN GQM GmbH not only grew, but also established itself as a reliable partner in the food and beverage industry. Dr. Schraml will remain closely associated with the company in the future: as a consultant, with a stronger focus on strategy and sales, he will continue to actively contribute his experience.

Jens Höfner, a trained food technologist and software specialist, brings 24 years of experience and is part of the team. GRÜN GQM has been working as a consulting manager for over 10 years: “I am delighted to continue the success story of GQM together with our proven team.” GRÜN GQM. “I want to consistently optimize our software solutions so that they become even more valuable for our customers through improved benefits,” said Höfner.

“We thank Dr. Schraml for his extraordinary commitment over the past years and look forward to working with Mr. Jens Höfner in this new constellation. Jens Höfner brings many years of experience in the…” GRÜN GQM was our preferred candidate for the position,” he said. Oliver Grün, PhD., CEO of the parent company GRÜN Software Group GmbH.

The GRÜN Software Group is a constantly growing group of industry software manufacturers. GRÜN With 350 employees, offers specialized industry software for institutions and companies from media, trade and industry, which is available in four GRÜN-Platforms for these target groups are bundled. The group of companies follows the maxim "Industry needs specialists" and always focuses on industry software with individual subsidiaries. This means that the solutions are always tailored to one industry – how GRÜN GQM in the food and beverage industry – and gives users and customers a competitive edge in digitalization compared to the use of monolithic and general-purpose enterprise software. By bundling different industry solutions under one roof, numerous synergies are created in development, marketing, and also in building a digital ecosystem with interfaces between all industry solutions. GRÜN Group.