Hamburg, November 18, 2024 - With effect from 18 November 2024, Tronje Schneider-Pungs will become the new CEO of PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg.

Mr Schneider-Pungs can draw on many years of experience in specialist and management positions in various industries. Most recently, he spent four years as Global Sales Director for lubricants and subsea control fluids for offshore oil & gas platforms at Castrol, a subsidiary of bp, after nine years as Area Sales Manager for the shipping sector in Europe and, in the meantime, in North and South America. Prior to that, he held various positions at Atlas Elektronik, Bremen, from 2001 to 2012, for example as Head of Product and Bid Management for the Marine Systems division and as Senior Sales Manager for Mine Countermeasures and Underwater Vehicles. In addition to his many years of experience with the German Navy, his experience as Managing Director of the then Danish ATLAS MARIDAN, ApS Hørsholm, Denmark, and as Managing Director of BP Lubes Marketing GmbH in Hamburg is particularly valuable for PLATH Signal Products.

As Managing Director, Tronje Schneider-Pungs would like to drive the further growth of PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG: ‘I am delighted to be responsible as Managing Director for safeguarding and expanding the high quality standards of PLATH Signal Products. I believe that the company is excellently positioned in the market and within the PLATH Group and is ideally equipped to continue its growth course as a specialist for precise and highly sensitive antennas, direction finders and radio receivers.’

‘With Tronje Schneider-Pungs, we are gaining an excellent expert with many years of industry experience. His experience as a manager and in sales of products and solutions in the marine sector makes him an ideal fit for PLATH Signal Products. I am very much looking forward to working with him to further expand the leading position that PLATH Signal Products has in the field of high-quality hardware,’ says Maya von Holdt, Managing Director at PLATH Corporation GmbH and thus shareholder of PLATH Signal Products GmbH &Co. KG.

The PLATH Group is a family-run, medium-sized group of companies with extensive market and technology expertise in data-driven crisis prevention, headquartered in Hamburg. The group employs over 600 people in Germany and Europe.

PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG offers the most advanced and effective individual products for signal detection, always focussing on the entire functional chain of communication reconnaissance. Technical requirements are realised by means of precise and highly sensitive antennas, direction finders and radio receivers, in the knowledge that the best sensor technology is uncompromisingly important for the efficiency of an overall system and thus for gaining knowledge. In-house production ‘Made in Germany’ guarantees reliability, a high level of technical expertise and security of supply.

Hamburg, 1 June 2024 - With effect from 01.06.2024, Gregor Zowierucha will join the management of PLATH GmbH & Co. KG. In his new role, he will, among other things, manage the sales activities of the Systems & Integration business division. In this function, Gregor Zowierucha will replace Nico Scharfe, who will then become Managing Director of PLATH Corporation GmbH.

The new management of PLATH GmbH & Co. KG will thus consist of Dr. Andreas Schwolen-Backes, Gregor Zowierucha and Michael Kalt from 01.06.2024.

With Gregor Zowierucha, PLATH is gaining an experienced management personality. Mr. Zowierucha was most recently Managing Director at Elbit Systems Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG in Ulm. Prior to that, he was responsible for sales at Rheinmetall's Electronic Solutions Division in Bremen as a member of the Integrated Electronic Systems Business Unit management team. After leaving the German Armed Forces, he initially held various positions at ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik GmbH in Fürstenfeldbruck, including Head of the Unmanned Systems Business Unit. His experience is also based on several positions as a general staff officer in the German Armed Forces at the Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg), at the Operational Command Potsdam and as Deputy Air Force Attaché at the German Embassy in Washington.

"With Gregor Zowierucha, we have gained a top-class expert with many years of industry experience. His experience in selling solutions in the field of data-driven crisis prevention makes him an ideal appointment for the Systems & Integration business division within the management team. I look forward to working with him to further implement our product- and vendor-independent strategy,” says Dr. Andreas Schwolen-Backes, Managing Director at PLATH GmbH & Co. KG.

“We are delighted to have gained Gregor Zowierucha as a highly experienced and knowledgeable colleague with strong leadership skills for the management team. We wish all three managing directors of PLATH GmbH & Co. KG in this new formation every success. Handing over my many years of sales responsibility to Gregor Zowierucha will now allow me to dedicate myself fully to the sustainable further development of our group of companies. I am very much looking forward to this - especially as I will remain deeply committed to our customers and the industry,” says Nico Scharfe, Managing Director of PLATH Corporation GmbH.   

PLATH GmbH & Co. KG is an internationally active provider of integrated systems for data-driven crisis prevention and operates independently on the market as a manufacturer- and product-independent system integrator under the umbrella of the PLATH Group. The PLATH Group is divided into five business divisions and comprises 11 companies. It employs over 600 people in Europe and worldwide. The PLATH Group's innovative portfolio covers the entire intelligence cycle and has proven itself in strategic and tactical operations worldwide. As a family-run company with almost 70 years of industry experience, we support our customers in fulfilling their security mission - with the aim of making the world a safer place.

Further information at plath.de.

Hamburg, 27 May 2024– PLATH Corporation GmbH has acquired a stake in the Czech company Primoco UAV SE. The investment in the company, which develops and produces civil and military unmanned aerial systems, follows several years of close cooperation between the company and the Systems and Integration business division, the system integrator within the PLATH Group. ‘On 10 May 2024, we strengthened our close partnership with the Czech company Primoco by acquiring a share package of 3% for the time being’, says Stefan Efftinge, Managing Director of PLATH Corporation GmbH. ‘I am very pleased that we are now following up on several years of successful cooperation with an investment. The market for unmanned aerial systems will also continue to grow in the coming years and the cooperation between the two companies in this growth area can thus be placed on even broader pillars - a win-win situation for both specialists’. The shares were transferred on 21 May 2024.

Michael Kalt, Managing Director of PLATH Airborne Solutions, is also enthusiastic: ‘Intensive market research and previous joint projects have confirmed to us that the PRIMOCO UAV ONE 150 drone is the most economical solution for selected applications. The investment is therefore the next logical step’.

PLATH Corporation GmbH forms the umbrella of the family-run, medium-sized PLATH group of companies with extensive market and technology expertise in data-driven crisis prevention, headquartered in Hamburg. The group of companies supplies the defence and security market with dedicated products, systems and services and is divided into five highly specialised business units. The PLATH Group comprises 11 companies and employs over 600 people in Europe and worldwide. Further information can be found at www.plathgroup.com.

About Primoco UAV SE

The Czech company Primoco UAV develops and produces the UAV ONE 150 civil and military unmanned aerial system, which can fly completely autonomously according to pre-programmed flight plans, including fully automated take-offs and landings. One of the main features of the UAV is its exceptional operational endurance, thanks to which it can operate non-stop for up to 15 hours at an operational speed of 100-150 km/h and, with a range of up to 2,000 km, is suitable for a variety of missions in both civil and defence and security contexts. It is particularly noteworthy that Primoco is one of the few companies in Europe to have received authorisation from EASA to fly the drone in civil airspace. The company's flight system is currently used on three continents to inspect product pipelines and distribution networks in the energy sector, to ensure border and coastal security, to monitor fires and for search and rescue missions. Primoco UAV SE is a publicly traded company listed on the Prague Stock Exchange START.

Hamburg, 2 May 2024 – With effect from May 1, 2024, Oliver Werning will become the new CSO of PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg.

With Oliver Werning, PLATH Signal Products is gaining an experienced manager with many years of industry experience. Mr. Werning was most recently Head of Product Sales ATC/IFF/COMMS at Hensoldt AG in Taufkirchen. Prior to that, he had extensive sales responsibilities at AEROMARITIME Systembau, Rohill Engineering B.V. in the Netherlands, Rohde & Schwarz International Operations GmbH and Siemens Nixdorf AG.

As CSO of PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG, Oliver Werning will drive the further growth of the hardware specialist. Oliver Werning: "I am very pleased to continue PLATH Signal Products' successful path as Chief Sales Officer and to further strengthen its position as a specialist for precise and highly sensitive antennas, radio direction finders and radio receivers. I believe that Signal Products is very well positioned to drive growth forward continuously and PLATH Signal Products GmbH & Co. KG offers the most advanced and effective individual products for signal detection, always focusing on the entire functional chain of communication reconnaissance. Technical requirements are implemented using our precise and highly sensitive antennas, direction finders and radio receivers, because we know that the best sensor technology is uncompromisingly important for the efficiency of an overall system and thus for gaining knowledge. In-house production guarantees reliability, a high level of technical expertise and security of supply - "Made in Germany".

The PLATH Group is a family-run, medium-sized group of companies with extensive market and technological expertise in data-based crisis prevention, headquartered in Hamburg. The PLATH Group employs over 600 people in Germany and Europe.