The generational change at the provider of integrated solutions in the field of cable and connection technology was already initiated in 2017 when Matthias Lapp became CEO of the largest region, LA EMEA, which also includes the German business. Now the next big step is taking place: Andreas Lapp (66) will hand over the chairmanship of the Management Board to his nephew Matthias Lapp at the start of the 2022/23 financial year on October 1, 2022. He will take on the role in a dual function to his responsibilities as CEO LA EMEA. At the same time, Siegbert E. Lapp (69) will hand over his role as Chairman of the Supervisory Board to his former deputy Dr. Hans Schumacher (67), who has been a member of the board since 2015. At the same time, Katharina Lapp (24), Andreas Lapp's daughter, will be appointed to the Supervisory Board. This means that there will continue to be one family member on the Management Board and one on the Supervisory Board. Andreas and Siegbert E. Lapp will remain closely associated with the company as owners and will continue to support their children as mentors.

As the eldest grandson of company founder Ursula Ida Lapp (1930 - 2021), Matthias Lapp joined the Lapp Group in 2010 after studying international business administration and working in various companies. As Managing Director of U.I. Lapp since 2017, he is responsible for the regions Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (LA EMEA) and thus the Group's most important sales market.

Katharina Lapp studied mechatronics, where she learned the basics of mechatronics, information technology and electrical engineering. This was followed by a degree in International Management, in which she focused in particular on the continent of Africa - one of the Lapp Group's major strategic future markets.