The company is the British arm of Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH and comprises the Neff, Bosch, Siemens and Gaggenau brands, for which he has overall responsibility.

Beginning his career in Germany with Linde AG, Uwe came to the UK in 1972 to set up a UK subsidiary for Neff, and then went on to run Neff’s French subsidiary company between 1979 and 1983.

When Bosch-Siemens, the world’s third largest manufacturer of domestic appliances, bought Neff in 1983, Uwe returned to Britain to become Managing Director of Neff (UK).