Joachim Straub new CEO at PCI Augsburg GmbH
PCI Augsburg GmbH announces that Stefan Harder, former chairman of the PCI management board, will be leaving the company as planned on September 30, 2023 as part of the integration into the Sika Group. Stefan Harder has been working in this position on an interim basis since June 2022. His successor, effective October 1st, is Joachim Straub.
Stefan Harder, a business economist, has been working as interim CEO at PCI Augsburg GmbH since June 29, 2022. As part of the gradual integration into the Sika Group, Harder is now leaving the company as planned on September 30, 2023. The new chairman of the PCI management board is Joachim Straub.

“We would like to thank Stefan Harder for his excellent work during the transition of PCI Augsburg GmbH as part of the MBCC takeover by Sika. We wish him all the best and continued success for his future professional and personal life,” said Joachim Straub.

Joachim Straub (63, qualified civil engineer), Head Area D/A/CH for the Sika Group, has worked for Sika since 1989 and was Managing Director of Sika Germany for 15 years. During this time, he successfully contributed to expanding Sika's current corporate success and promoted various sustainability projects and acquisitions within the Sika Group. 

“With Joachim Straub as the new CEO of PCI Augsburg GmbH, we are taking a further step towards integrating the company into Sika. Joachim Straub is a very experienced manager who achieved continuous growth and profitability during his 15-year tenure as Managing Director of Sika Germany,” said Thomas Hasler, CEO of Sika.

PCI Augsburg GmbH, part of Sika since the beginning of May 2023, is one of the leading manufacturers of construction chemical products in Germany with around 1,150 employees and almost 350 million euros in sales. The company offers innovative and sustainable products and solutions for the construction trends of tomorrow. This means that PCI has been the market leader in the German-speaking tile laying sector for more than 40 years.
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