German premium smoker Gottfried Friedrichs appointed Michael Armbrecht (pictured below) as its new CFO and member of the board with immediate effect.

Armbrecht, who has a background in accountancy and tax auditing, will be responsible for Friedrichs' finance and accounting department, as well as controlling, IT and human resources.

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He is taking over from an external consultant, who hold the role as independent interim CFO at the Hamburg-headquartered company until recently, Kathrin Runge, marketing director at Friedrichs, told IntraFish.

Prior to his appointment, Armbrecht was managing director at agricultural tech firm TIG Group, according to his Xing profile.

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