Leadership Transition at IFCO Group

The Advisory Committee of IFCO Group announced that as part of a long-planned succession process, Wolfgang Orgeldinger will retire as CEO of IFCO Group and Michael Pooley has been appointed as new CEO of IFCO Group. Pooley will take over the responsibilities as CEO effective July 1.

Having joined in 2000, Wolfgang Orgeldinger has successfully shaped IFCO during the last 20 years, first as COO and since 2013 as CEO. He will remain committed and continue to support IFCO Group as he transitions to the Advisory Committee. This transition has been planned well ahead of time in close cooperation between Wolfgang Orgeldinger and the Advisory Committee and is designed to ensure a smooth transition and handover during the next several weeks.

Pooley is a strategic thinker who has led large scale successful growth and change programs in Brambles and Exova Group. He comes with very relevant experience in our industry within pooling and retail whilst having worked more than 25 years in business management, sales and operations. Pooley is well-known for his digital knowledge with a focus on track and trace and big data analytics. He graduated in 1990 from the University of Bath with a B. Eng. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and earned an MBA at the Henley Management College.