Olaf Bartsch has announced that he will be stepping down as Executive Director Finance & Administration of the Miele Group in the first half of 2025. His role will be assigned to Stefan Koss, most recently CEO and President North America at BSH. Born in 1971 in Langenhagen near Hanover, he began his professional career in 1999 as a trainee and subsequently in Controlling at BSH. This was followed from 2002 by a series of management positions in the Finance/Controlling department at BSH or at the corporate headquarters of Robert Bosch GmbH. Prior to his current position, Stefan Koss was Vice President Corporate Controlling at Robert Bosch.