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Hartmut Jenner

Chairman of the Board of Management / CEO, Alfred Kärcher Se Kg

Search every verified Hartmut Jenner interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2021 podcast interview with WirtschaftsWoche, Kärcher CEO Hartmut Jenner discussed the company's approach to supply chain challenges and pricing. Jenner stated that Kärcher had "made its own laws" by adapting industry standards rather than following them strictly, which he described as "overblown." He noted that while the company had pre-stocked components early in the previous year to mitigate shortages, production was still constrained by a lack of available parts and labor, limiting output despite high customer demand. On pricing, Jenner said he was "not a big fan of price increases" and believed companies had a promise to customers regarding stability. However, he added that if cost pressures persisted, "we will raise prices definitely" the following year, particularly for products heavily affected by rising input costs, such as large sweepers. Jenner also mentioned that he was "living his dream" as an entrepreneur and expressed a personal wish for VfB Stuttgart to become German football champions.

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