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Osterode 7 April, 2026
Piller Group GmbH today announced the appointment of Mr Dean Richards as Geschäftsführer and Co-CEO, Global Businesses.
Mr Richards (55) is currently President and CEO of Piller Power Systems Inc, the group’s US subsidiary, a position he has held since 2010.
As Co-CEO Mr Richards assumes overall responsibility for Piller’s international subsidiaries and leadership of Piller Group GmbH, jointly with Geschäftsführer and Co-CEO Operations, Dr Detlev Seidel.
Dean Richards – newly appointed Co-CEO, Global Businesses at Piller Group GmbH
Mr Richards succeeds Dr Zaki Slgini, who will retire in June. The company extends its sincere appreciation to Dr Slgini for his leadership and contribution to the development and success of Piller since transferring from Marelli Motori’s German subsidiary in 2022.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr Bernard Langley, Group Executive Director & Main Board Member at Langley Holdings said:
“Dean is a highly experienced and respected leader with a deep understanding of our Piller business and its markets. His international experience and engineering background make him ideally suited to this key leadership role.
I would also like to thank Zaki for his commitment and leadership since transferring to Piller and for his service at Marelli Motori. We wish him well in his retirement.”
About Piller
Piller technology is the Gold Standard premium power technology. For many of the world’s best known central banks, stock exchanges, financial institutions and governmental agencies; data centre operators, telecoms networks and airports, hospitals, semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturers, Piller is the go-to technology for mission-critical power reliability. And now, as AI data center operators increasingly go to behind-the-meter (BTM) power, Piller technology is finding a whole new purpose managing AI transients and BTM load steps with ease.
In 2016 Piller acquired the Austin TX kinetic energy storage producer, Active Power Inc. Piller Group GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK engineering and industrial group, Langley Holdings plc and is part of the Power Solutions Division.
About Langley Holdings
Langley Holdings plc is a privately owned UK-based engineering and industrial manufacturing group, principally producing capital equipment for diverse markets worldwide. Langley businesses are either outright market leaders, or occupy strong niche positions in their respective fields, providing advanced technologies in a solutions-based approach. The group operates in three principal areas: Power Solutions; Print Technologies and Other Industrials. The group’s operations are based in Germany, Italy, France the UK and Norway, with 18 production facilities in Europe, the UK and the USA. The group has more than 90 subsidiaries worldwide and employs over 5,000 people. Langley Holdings was established in 1975 by the current Chairman & CEO, Anthony Langley and remains entirely in family ownership.
