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Our management board displays confident aplomb as it guides the Group and its diverse business units and subsidiaries along the road to corporate success, making strategic decisions that reflect the challenges for our industry, society at large and our customers.
A Strong Team
Dr Andreas Pleßke
CEO Koenig & Bauer
Group Responsibility: Strategy, Global HR, Corporate Responsibility (ESG), Group Communications, Legal, Compliance
- Born 1961 in Hof/Saale
- Nationality: German
- Study: Legal Studies (DE), Economics (USA)
- Initial appointment: 2014
- Appointed until: 2025
Professional stations within the company:
- since 2021 CEO Koenig & Bauer, CEO Segment Special
- 12/2018 - 12/2020 CEO Segment Special, Business Unit Industrial
- 05/2016 - 11/2018 Member of the Supervisory Board
- 06/2017 - 05/2018 Delegation CEO of the Segment Special
- 05/2014 - 04/2016 CRO/Chief Restructuring Officer
Others:
- 2013 - 2014 Leitz Group | Precision Tools | Operational Advisory Board and CRO
- 2009 - 2012 William Prym Group | Metal Processing | CRO and Segment-CEO
- 2008 Private Equity MBI | Project Engine Production
- 2001 - 2007 Grob Group | Mechanical and Plant Engineering, Aircraft Construction Chairman of the Management Board, Supervisory Board
- 1989 - 2000 Lawyer
Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions SA, Lausanne, Switzerland | Chairman of Board of Directors
- Koenig & Bauer (AT) GmbH, Mödling, Austria | Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- KBA-SWISS HOLDING SA, Lausanne, Switzerland | Chairman of Board of Directors
Other mandates:
- Chairman of the drupa Committee
- m.a.x. Informationstechnologie AG, Munich, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Bausch + Ströbel SE + Co. KG (general partner company), Ilshofen | Member of the Supervisory Board
- Bullinger + Ströbel SE + Co. KG (general partner company), Ilshofen | Member of the Supervisory Board
- SmartOne Consulting AG, Berg | Member of the Supervisory Board
Dr Stephen M. Kimmich
CFO and Deputy CEO Koenig & Bauer
CEO Segment Special
Group Responsibility: Finance, Treasury, Controlling, IT, M&A, Investor Relations
- born 1977 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
- Nationality: USA
- Study: Master and Doctor of Business Administration (USA, DE, UK), Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (USA)
- Initial appointment: 2020
- Appointed until: 2026
Professional stations:
- Since 2024 Koenig & Bauer AG | CFO and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- 2021 - 2023 Koenig & Bauer AG | CFO
- 2018 - 2020 Joyson Safety Systems, Aschaffenburg, Germany | CFO EMEA
- 2015 - 2018 TAKATA AG, Aschaffenburg, Germany | CFO EMEA
- 2011 - 2015 TAKATA Corporation, Aschaffenburg, Germany / Tokyo, Japan | Vice President – Corporate Planning
- 2008 - 2011 TAKATA AG, Aschaffenburg, Germany | Business Development Europe
- 2000 - 2008 various positions in Engineering & Program Management USA, Freiberg/Sa., Fürth, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer US | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer LATAM | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Finance | Managing Director
- Koenig & Bauer Durst | Member of the Board
Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Sammeck
CDO Koenig & Bauer
CEO Segment Sheetfed
Group Responsibility: Group Sales, Digitalisation
- born 1962 in Schiefbahn
- Nationality: German
- Study: Diploma Printing Engineer
- Initial appointment: 2007
- Appointed until: 2025
Professional stations within the company:
- since 2020 CDO
- since 2007 Member of the Executive Board, Segment Sheetfed
- 04/2002 - 07/2007 CEO and President North America, Koenig & Bauer (US) Inc., Williston/Vermont (USA)
- 09/2000 - 03/2002Sales director digital printing systems and procurator Radebeul
others:
- 1996 Sander GmbH, Wuppertal | Managing partner
- 1995 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | Head of subsidiary Düsseldorf
- 1994 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | Head of subsidiary Stuttgart
- 1993 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | Sales manager of subsidiary Stuttgart
- 1990 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | Sales and product manager
Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer (CH) AG, Höri, Switzerland | President of Board of Directors
- Koenig & Bauer (HK) Co. Limited, Hongkong, PR China | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co. Limited, Shanghai, PR China | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer DK A/S, Værløse, Denmark | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer (UK) Limited, Watford, Great Britain | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer IT S.R.L., Lainate, Italy | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer (SEA) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer LATAM S.A.P.I. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer CEE Sp. z.o.o., Warsaw, Poland | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer (US) Inc., Dallas, USA | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Iberica, S.A., El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Duran Karton Ambalaj Teknolojileri Sanayi A. S., Istanbul, Turkey | Member of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH, Würzburg | Member of the Board
Dipl. Betriebswirt Christoph Müller
Member of the Executive Board
Group Responsibility: Group Service
- born 1961 in Furtwangen/Schwarzwald
- Nationality: German
- Initial appointment: 2006
- Appointed until: 2026
Professional stations within the company:
- Since 2006 Member of the Executive Board
- 1998 Granting of procuration
- 1995 Division Manager and Member of the Management Board Koenig & Bauer Frankenthal – responsible for gravure, commercial and lllustration presses
- 1989 Head of the Marketing Department in Frankenthal
- 1987 Team leader of the Sales Administration and Marketing Department, Albert-Frankenthal AG
Group mandates:
- PrintHouseService GmbH, Würzburg | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica S.p.A., Tavazzano, Italy | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer (SEA) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer (HK) Co. Limited, Hongkong, PR China | Chairman of the Board
- Koenig & Bauer Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Limited Shanghai, PR China | Chairman of the Board
Other mandates:
- Wölfel Engineering GmbH + Co. KG | Advisory Board