For 30 years a games maker through and through

Jürgen Stühmeyer from Minden has been with the Gauselmann Group since 1 April 1987. Today a member of the Management Board, he joined the company 30 years ago as one of the first three trainees, after training as a wholesale and export merchant and earning a degree in business administration, with a focus on marketing and organisation.

His traineeship was scheduled to last 18 months and involved changing locations and assignments. However, after a good year Jürgen Stühmeyer was offered the opportunity to join the newly founded Merkur-Freizeit-Leasing GmbH, the financial services provider of the Gauselmann Group. He accepted the challenge and within another 12 months was promoted to authorised signatory. In 1993, Jürgen Stühmeyer switched to the industrial sales division of Stella International Spielgeräte GmbH where, again as authorised signatory, he gained experience in the still young area of international sales of Gauselmann gaming machines. In 1997, Jürgen Stühmeyer moved to the Rhineland, where until 2004 he was sole managing director of Schneider Automaten GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne, another wholesale business of the Gauselmann Group. During this time, he oversaw a number of major projects, including the new company headquarters and the extension of the branch network from 7 to 13. In 2004, Jürgen Stühmeyer made a final move to adp Gauselmann GmbH, the market leader for AWP machines in Germany. Here, as managing director, he is in charge of all sales processes and has overall responsibility as management spokesman. In 2007, he was also appointed to the Management Board of the Gauselmann Group. In this position, he is responsible for the strategic direction and business development of the entire Merkur Division. Under Jürgen Stühmeyer’s management, international sales activities have been expanded with growing success in recent years. “I am extremely proud that with Jürgen Stühmeyer, someone from our own ranks has worked his way up to the top level of management. Jürgen Stühmeyer has achieved major successes for the company over the past 30 years. I am very happy to have such an experienced colleague on board in these turbulent times,” Gauselmann Group Chairman Paul Gauselmann says in recognition. “Jürgen Stühmeyer is living proof that with hard work and skill it is possible to climb up from the bottom to the top of the corporate ladder.” Jürgen Stühmeyer is married with two adult sons (29 and 32) and an 11-year-old foster son. He finds compensation for his job in reading a good book. The 57-year-old also stays fit with sports and swimming. The entrepreneurial family, the Management Board of Gauselmann AG and the executive team warmly congratulate Jürgen Stühmeyer on his company jubilee and take this opportunity to thank him for his commitment and loyalty to the company. All colleagues join in the congratulations.