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Change in chairmanship of DPG Advisory Board as of the beginning of 2026
Berlin/13 January 2026. DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (DPG) is entering the new year with changes at advisory board level. Since 1 January 2026, Marcus Rohde serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board, having previously held the position of Deputy Chairman. Marcel von Haber has assumed the role of Deputy Chairman as of the beginning of the year. Both have been members of the advisory board since 2023. The former chairman, Uwe Seiler, has retired. He had been a member of the committee since the founding of DPG. The management of the company continues to be headed by Susanne Kürschner.
Uwe Seiler has accompanied the 20-year success story of the German deposit and return system for many years in his role as Managing Director at ALDI Eschweiler SE & Co. KG – as a member, deputy chairman and chairman of the DPG advisory board, which is composed of equal numbers of representatives from the retail and beverage industries.
DPG Managing Director Susanne Kürschner highlights Seiler's many years of integrative work: ‘The DPG Advisory Board stands for the close cooperation between the retail and beverage industries, which underpins the sustainable success of the DPG deposit system. Uwe Seiler has shaped this dialogue over many years with competence, foresight and personal commitment. His constant concern was the long-term strengthening of the system.’
The new Chairman of the Advisory Board Marcus Rohde emphasised at the farewell ceremony: ‘Under Uwe Seiler's involvement and leadership, the Advisory Board, together with the DPG management, made important decisions: for technical developments, for greater efficiency, for a consistent focus on sustainability and for stable, cooperative partnership between all stakeholders. This is another reason why the DPG deposit system is so successful in Germany. It is a role model, not only in Europe, but now also worldwide.‘
The new composition of the Advisory Board also reflects the parity-based structure of the DPG. The new Chairman, Marcus Rohde, is Chief Financial Officer of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland GmbH (CCEP) and was appointed to the Advisory Board by the DPG shareholder Federal Association of the German Food Industry (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Ernährungsindustrie e. V. - BVE). Deputy chairman Marcel von Haber is a member of the management board of Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG, where he is responsible for administration. He is delegated by the German Trade Association (Handelsverband Deutschland e.V. HDE), the second shareholder of the DPG.
The management of DPG remains in the hands of Susanne Kürschner, who is responsible for the strategic development of the company and the management of the DPG deposit system. As of 1 January 2026, Dr Gerolf Burau was appointed authorised signatory. He has been with DPG since 2018 and is jointly responsible for reading technology and its further development. In future, he will take on additional tasks and responsibilities in the technical area.
With these changes, the DPG is entering the year 2026, which marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the DPG deposit system. As a private, non-profit organisation, the DPG can look back on a strong record as an important foundation for a functioning circular economy. Around 20 billion items of packaging are processed through the system every year. With a return rate of more than 96%, the DPG deposit system is one of the most efficient in Europe. With its lean and efficient structure, it is also the only decentralised deposit system in Europe. The reliability of the return process is ensured by a deposit security marking developed by the DPG.