ORIGINAL WOLFEN
A global group of companies with a particular focus on film and entertainment. Founded on a proud 114 year old technological and manufacturing tradition.
ORWO is a 114 year old company and brand. Founded in Wolfen, in 1909; as an off-shoot of the AGFA film company.
ORWO develops and produces color and b/w films for cameras in the photographic and cinematic market in a century-old tradition.
In 1936, ORWO made the first ever modern colour film!
Constantly innovating, ORWO has formed a worldwide Family made up of Film Studios, Post Production facilities, Film Labs, and other companies involved in the development of new techniques in the cine-film sector. Numerous patents, innovation awards, and an entry in the Guinness Book of Records demonstrates our creativity and development power.
ORWO FAMILY
ION POWER
CINE CHEM PHOTO
FLIP ANIMATION
IC INVESTMENTS
THE WORLD ROCK AWARDS
Black Executive Travel
1953
First post WW2 German Rally
A multiple time winner of Rally races. ORWO was famous for supplying the race team with innovative materials for the windshields and chassis - giving them a technological advantage.
1975
German Formula 3
The passionate support for innovation, technical challenges and the race for perfection continued throughout the 70s, in Formula 3. ORWO was universally recognised as a pioneering force.
1983
Formula Easter
ORWO's twin passions of social responsibility and fast fast cars combined in the 80s. Formula Easter cars became famous throughout the world racing in the Peace and Friendship cup. The Formula Easters were known as the Eastern Bloc Formula Ones.
2019
Motorworld Classics Berlin
The SRG MT 77 was proudly displayed at the 2019 Motorworld Classics show in Berlin.
Designed in 1977 by Ulli Melkus and Hartmut Thaßler for the "Formula Easter 1300", the MT 77 is still used to this day in historic racing.
The Board
Meet the Board of Directors for the ORWO Family.
Manish Singla
HEAD OF US FAMILY OFFICE
Manish is a specialist on corporate restructuring and a particular focus in alternate investments into Emerging Markets. Born and raised in India, he has his astute pulse on emerging markets, having worked as partner to advise Top Family Offices in that region. With 20 years of financial services experience, Industry awarded him as 40 Under 40 top Investment professionals as well as Top 100 Corporate Finance Professionals. Over years, Manish has worked to establish corporate treasury for UK LSE company. He subsequently helped in the sale of the company to a large secondary Private Equity Fund. Always creating value, Manish set up Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Treasury and Corporate Development division for pioneering startup in India, growing it 80 times in five (5) years eventually leading to its listing on NYSE. For the past decade, Manish has been working with global family offices to help them allocate into alternate assets. He is a regular speaker and invitee to panels (on emerging markets) at family office conferences (likes of Opal, Elite Summit etc) having participated in Monaco, Geneve, London, Oklahoma, Frankfurt, Latvia, and Mumbai. Manish has also worked with global banks to lead their newly set up mid-market divisions and led his units into the best performing business for the respective bank. He has been instrumental in deploying, allocating and/or advising on over $1 billion USD in assets throughout his career.
