Göppingen - The model railway manufacturer Gebr. Märklin GmbH and CEO Stefan Löbich have separated. The 49-year-old has left the company by mutual agreement after three successful years of business in order to pursue new challenges. Löbich was hired on 1 November 2010 by administrator Michael Pluta as the successor of Insolvency CEO Dr. Kurt Seitzinger. As Managing Director responsible for Sales and Marketing, Löbich brought the company back on the track to success and made the world-famous model railway manufacturer attractive again. At the same time bringing the model railway back into the public realm again and thus successfully attracting new target audiences.

Löbich had succeeded in establishing new distribution channels both domestically and internationally creating new markets for Märklin. His biggest success at Märklin as Managing Director was the introduction of the toy train product line "my World" bringing Märklin back into the children’s playroom. He has also managed to gain back the trust in the cooperation between dealers and manufacturers. He has always supported the sales of the specialized dealers and their tradition whilst going after new sales channels.

The course and decisions taken while Märklin was in bankruptcy were successfully followed by Löbich in cohesion with the Advisory Board.

"We regret the decision of Mr. Löbich," said the new owner, "but accept his choice."