This week was quite special. After more than 28 years, Detlef Hessler is leaving us for a well-deserved retirement. He had started at Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster in 1994 before the merger. He has worked for me for the last almost 20 years. Most of the time it was quite good, the rest was fantastic. He was always at the interface between IT, Finance, Controlling, and HR, as well as responsible for data exchange with the authorities. He structured, simplified, standardised, and automated like hell. He leaves behind a well-ordered house and I am glad that Paul Haas will succeed him. But I miss Detlef already.
