OF UNTIMELY PASSINGS

VALE DR. PETER SZARAFINSKI

LIQUI MOLY, the German lubricant specialty company and MotoAmerica supporter, experienced bad news during the holiday break. The company’s workforce has been hit hard by the passing of Dr. Peter Szarafinski, long-time Head of International Media Relations.

Shortly before Christmas, news of the sudden death of Szarafinski (47) shocked employees at LIQUI MOLY, said Managing Director Günter Hiermaier. “The terrible news reached us just before Christmas Eve. Unfathomable — the great loss of a valued and extremely popular colleague.”

At the beginning of 2010, the trained journalist took up the newly created position of Head of Media Relations at LIQUI MOLY headquarters in Ulm. “During the past 13 years, Dr. Peter Szarafinski had greatly developed and advanced the public relations work in our foreign markets,” noted Hiermaier. “With his knowledge, dedication and high work ethic, he has played a decisive role in the positive impact of our company. His sudden death is also a huge loss because he was such a likable and popular colleague.”

After graduating from high school in Füssen, Szarafinski held an internship at th Allgäuer Zeitung newspaper and worked there as an editor before deciding to study journalism and history at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. He then took up 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 North Cape of Norway and back again with a friend from the Füssen air sports club.

“Our thoughts are with his family and partner,” says Heiermaier.

With around 4,000 items, LIQUI MOLY (Booth #7083) offers a broad range of chemicals, oils and additives. Founded in 1957, LIQUI MOLY develops and produces exclusively in Germany. There it is repeatedly voted the best oil brand. The company sells its products in more than 150 countries.

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