IRS Group
Dirk Wischnewski
Group CFO, Spokesman
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Dirk Wischnewski
Dirk Wischnewski is CFO and Spokesman of the IRS Group with more than 20 years of experience in positions of responsibility in the field of finance and accounting in various sectors in a predominantly international environment.
Before joining the IRS Group, he was in charge of the EMEA Finance Department of the Bruker Corporation as Director Regional Finance, in addition to being a board member in various European production and sales companies in this function.
Before that, he worked in the automotive business for several years as Head of Finance and Accounting at the PV Automotive Group, which also included the Pit-Stop workshop chain, and was responsible for the management and further development of the OBI Group’s global accounting between 2006 and 2011.
He started his professional career in the aluminium industry as a management trainee at VAW Aluminium AG, where he subsequently worked in the group for about 10 years in various management and executive functions.
Dirk Wischnewski holds a degree in business administration from Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
Bo B. Jacobsen
CEO International
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Bo Jacobsen
Bo Jacobson is the CEO international of the IRS Group.
In addition, he is in charge of the management of pierre.dk. Previously he was CFO of the pierre.dk Group, simultaneously holding the position of Business Development Director Sweden and Germany.
Before starting out in the automotive business, Bo Jacobsen worked as auditor for Ernst & Young, as CFO for the Vital Petfood Group and as auditor for Martinsen and later on for Wrist Ship Supply in Spain.
Bo Jacobson obtained a Master of Business degree from the Aarhus School of Business and holds a diploma in commerce.
Uwe Artz
COO Smart Repair & Hail Damage
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Uwe Artz
Uwe Artz is COO Smart Repair & Hail of the IRS Group and Managing Director of the two companies belonging to the group Dent Wizard GmbH and Hagelschadencentrum Douteil GmbH.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the national and international automotive market, with a focus on rent a car & automotive aftermarket. He started his management career in 1992 at Autoverleih Bismark in Münsterland, today AVIS Rent a Car.
Before joining the IRS Group, he was Managing Director of Carglass Austria GmbH in Vienna, where he was instrumental in building up the company and paving its way to becoming a market leader. Before that, he was overseeing operations in Central Europe as Regional Director in the B2B Division of Belron International LTD, London. As another career milestone, he was responsible for the B2B business units Germany & Switzerland of Carglass Germany between 2007 and 2010. He started his international career in 2004 as Operations Director and member of the management team of Hertz Rent a Car Switzerland, Zurich.
In addition, Uwe Artz provided consultancy services to various international private equity firms as a business expert, supporting them in finding potential acquisition targets as part of M&A projects.
Frank Gerardy
Managing Director Body & Paint Germany
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Frank Gerardy
Since 01/06/2019, Frank Gerardy has been Managing Director of IRS Karosserie & Lack GmbH and the IRS Schadenzentrum GmbH for the IRS Group, in addition to holding a position as Managing Director of Frank Gerardy GmbH. The Koblenz-based entrepreneur, who has been running and continuously expanding his successful business with head offices in Polch and Koblenz for as many as 17 years, is a qualified master vehicle paint technician himself and possesses the required experience to represent the Department of Customer Relations. Moreover, he serves on various committees and advisory boards in the automotive body and paint industry.
Frank Gerardy has more than 25 years of professional experience as a master vehicle paint technician.