United States. The lubricants company's working group has been hit hard by the sudden departure of Peter Szarafinski, director of International Media Relations.
Shortly before Christmas, the news of the sudden passing of Dr. Peter Szarafinski (47), long-time director of International Media Relations, shocked Liqui Moly employees.
"The terrible news came to us shortly before Christmas Eve. Incomprehensible: the great loss of a valuable and extremely popular colleague," said CEO Günter Hiermaier.
In early 2010, the trained journalist took up the recent position of Head of International Media Relations at Liqui Moly's headquarters in Ulm.
"Over the past 13 years, Dr. Peter Szarafinski has developed and advanced a lot in public relations work in our foreign markets," said Günter Hiermaier.
"With his knowledge, dedication and high work ethic, he has been instrumental in the positive impact of our company. His sudden death is also a great loss because he was a very nice and popular colleague."
After graduating from high school in Füssen, Peter Szarafinski interned at Allgäuer Zeitung and worked there as an editor, before deciding to study journalism and history at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
He then held a position in Corporate Communications at the Beiersdorf Group. Parallel to his work at Liqui Moly, he completed his doctorate with the historical research book "Rüstung und politisches System" (Armaments and Political System).
In addition to his interest in history, he was also an enthusiastic sailing and paragliding pilot. In 2016, he flew from the Allgäu region to the Northern Cape of Norway and back with a friend from the Füssen air sports club.
Günter Hiermaier concluded: "Our thoughts are with his family and his partner."
