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Interzero is headed by its Chairman and owner Dr Axel Schweitzer and the management of the Interzero Group, as well as the management teams of the Interzero Circular Solutions, Interzero Plastics Recycling and Interzero Recycling Alliance divisions.
Jan Kroker
"There’s value in all raw materials. We can achieve a sustainable future if we consistently pursue the principles of the circular economy that holds the key to integrating innovation, responsibility, sustainability and the conservation of raw materials."
Jan Kroker (b. 1977) was an officer in the German Bundeswehr prior to joining the private sector. He has held executive positions in oilfield services at KCA Deutag in Russia, as an in-house consultant in the chemicals industry at BASF in Ludwigshafen, and on global projects. Most recently, Jan Kroker was Director of Site Management and Deputy Managing Director at BASF Polyurethanes GmbH in Lemförde.
Jan Kroker initially took charge of Interzero Plastics Recycling in April 2023, where he was responsible for strategy and organisation. He joined the Executive Management of Interzero Holding in August 2023.
Jan Kroker has been CEO of Interzero, the Europe-wide service provider for the circular economy, since January 2025.
Peter Vogel
"Creating sustainable value means meeting financial goals without jeopardising our resources for tomorrow. This is true for our company and our customers alike: We support them in combining economic growth with responsibility for the environment."
Peter Vogel (b. 1970) holds a degree as a business economist. As a tax consultant and auditor, he held executive positions with several accounting firms for more than a decade. In 2010, he joined the recycling sector with the ALBA Group, where he was CFO from 2017 to 2022. Peter Vogel was appointed to the Advisory Board of Interzero Holding GmbH & Co. KG in February 2023. In this role, he advises management on key business decisions – always guided by a vision of a world without waste.
He has served as interim CFO of Interzero Holding GmbH & Co. KG since January 2025.
Claudia Wegener
"We create a simple and transparent approach to resource conservation by digitalising the circular economy."
Claudia Wegener (b. 1987) studied international management with a focus on logistics in Sweden, South Korea, Singapore and Germany. She gained her first expertise in processes & IT with the in-house consulting team at Deutsche Telekom. She joined Interzero (Interseroh at the time) in 2012, where she began as a trainee and went on to serve as a project manager in the Business Development division.
Beginning in 2019, she and her team have established and grown Lizenzero, the successful online shop for packaging licensing, managing operations for more than 50,000 customers on the platform.
As CIO, she has been in charge of IT infrastructure and all digital processes of the Interzero Group since January 2025.
Dr. Axel Schweitzer
"My vision is a world without waste. A world worth living in today and for the generations of tomorrow."
Dr Axel Schweitzer (born 1969) studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and was awarded his doctorate in 1995. In the same year, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of ALBA, the recycling company founded by his father, and has managed the family business together with his brother Dr Eric Schweitzer from 1998 onwards. From 2005 to 2018, Axel Schweitzer was at the helm of ALBA SE (formerly INTERSEROH AG and INTERSEROH SE) in various roles (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Directors and the Administrative Board).
From 2013 to 2018, Schweitzer was also a member of the Greater China Spokesperson Team of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), and since February 2019 he has been Deputy Chairman of the APA and a member of the German-Chinese Discussion Forum. Axel Schweitzer is committed to social causes; the company supports the children’s homes in the city of Cologne, for example. As Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ALBA BERLIN Basketball GmbH and Chairman of ALBA BERLIN Basketball e. V., he also plays a role in the world of sports in Berlin.
With the reorganisation of the companies of the Schweitzer family in 2022, Dr Axel Schweitzer assumed responsibility for the Asian business, the global activities in the area of plastics recycling as well as all the business activities of Interseroh in the field of recycling solutions. As the owner and Chairman of Interzero, he is dedicated to realising the company vision of a “world without waste”.
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