{"id":3024,"date":"2023-11-28T09:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/people-of-the-region\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:46:00","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People of the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3024\" class=\"elementor elementor-3024 elementor-2720\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f5aab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5f5aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ae62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71ae62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9807b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9807b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People of the region<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68c144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68c144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Successful and well-known personalities are based in East Frisia\/Papenburg. Some of these protagonists tell us their stories here.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the region&#8217;s best-known logistics provider? How does a shy au pair become the self-confident mayor of Papenburg? What draws a globetrotter back to her parents&#8217; company in Leer?   Here you will also get to know the well-known family businesses Meyer, Thiele and Silomon.<\/p>\n<p>These and other interesting stories are waiting for you. Have fun reading!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d946e69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d946e69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43902ed elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"43902ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1684 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region category-unkategorisiert tag-leer-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region tag-security tag-technology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/merle-sandersfeld-kelm\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-300x196.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4569\" alt=\"Merle Sandersfeld-Kemp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-1536x1005.png 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Merle-Sandersfeld-Kemp-2048x1340.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/merle-sandersfeld-kelm\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerle Sandersfeld-Kelm\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe workforce must be as enthusiastic about the company as the customers are about the product.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/merle-sandersfeld-kelm\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merle Sandersfeld-Kelm\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1520 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region category-unkategorisiert tag-emden-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/franz-thiele\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3730\" alt=\"Franz Thiele\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Franz-Thiele-1-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/franz-thiele\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFranz Thiele\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cUnchallenged world champion tea-drinkers.\u201c<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/franz-thiele\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Franz Thiele\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region tag-moormerland-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/kea-bartling\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3720\" alt=\"Kea Bartling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kea-Bartling-1-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/kea-bartling\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKea Bartling\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe energy generated during the first meeting is often subsequently associated with the tattoo.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/kea-bartling\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kea Bartling\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region tag-emden-en tag-leer-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/dr-gerhard-kreutz\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3732\" alt=\"Dr. Gerhard Kreutz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Gerhard-Kreutz-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/dr-gerhard-kreutz\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDr. Gerhard Kreutz\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt was a time of radical change and I felt responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/dr-gerhard-kreutz\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Gerhard Kreutz\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region tag-emden-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/heida-haltermann\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3728\" alt=\"Heida Haltermann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Heida-Haltermann-1-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/heida-haltermann\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHeida Haltermann\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cFashion is more than just material. It\u2019s a way of life.\u201d <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/heida-haltermann\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Heida Haltermann\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1916 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region category-unkategorisiert tag-papenburg-en tag-politic tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/vanessa-gattung\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3703\" alt=\"Vanessa Gattung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vanessa-Gattung-1-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/vanessa-gattung\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVanessa Gattung\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt\u2019s people who are committed to things close to their hearts who keep our society going.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/vanessa-gattung\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vanessa Gattung\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region category-unkategorisiert tag-norden-en tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/andreas-mueller\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3746\" alt=\"Andreas M\u00fcller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andreas-Mueller-1-2048x1340.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/andreas-mueller\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAndreas M\u00fcller\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;My job as managing director is to continue the heritage of the company founder.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/andreas-mueller\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Andreas M\u00fcller\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-of-the-region category-unkategorisiert tag-leer-en tag-politic tag-protagonists-of-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/people-of-the-region\/matthias-groote\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Matthias-Grote-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3716\" alt=\"Matthias Grote\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Matthias-Grote-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Matthias-Grote-1024x670.jpg 1024w, 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Groote\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-editorially category-unkategorisiert\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/editorially\/foreword\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-280x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2222\" alt=\"Gru\u00dfwort von IHK Pr\u00e4sident Dr. Bernhard Brons und Hauptgesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer Max-Martin Deinhard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-956x1024.jpg 956w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-1435x1536.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grusswort-Ostfriesland-1913x2048.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wirtschaftsstandort-ostfriesland.de\/en\/editorially\/foreword\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tForeword &#8211; A mainstay for growth and prosperity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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