Rubix announced Thursday that its CEO had left the company and that its HR chief was appointed to succeed him.
Franck Voisin had led the U.K. distribution giant for two years following five years as CEO of Rubix France. David Morkeberg, the new CEO, joined Rubix in 2018 after stops at A.P. Moller-Maersk, Baker Hughes and Rexam. He will also join the company’s executive board.
Rubix Chairman Johan Sleebus said in a statement that Voisin left the company in position to “focus on further market share gains that will consolidate our position as a leading player in European industrial distribution.”
He added that the board unanimously agreed that Morkeberg was “the right person to lead the business through the next phase.”
“We have seen his considerable experience and commercial acumen guide the group through a turbulent period for European manufacturing,” Sleebus said of Morkeberg. “He has managed the cost base and protected profitability with discipline and rigor, establishing resilience as a hallmark of our business.”
Rubix also announced last week that it has acquired German bearings provider Konrad Haluk Industriebedarf, which will join its DACH OEM business unit. Rubix officials said that the move would bolster its position in the machinery segment.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“This is a major step forwards in our efforts to develop an even clearer, more compelling and comprehensive proposition for machine builders,” said Maarten Bode, the CEO of Rubix DACH.
