Management Board
Dr Andreas Pleßke
Born: 1961
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2018
Appointed until: 2025
Curriculum Vitae
5/2014 - 6/2016
Executive vice president for restructuring operations (CRO) at KBA
2001 – 2014
Operational manager (CEO/CRO) with a focus on restructuring international manufacturing enterprises with a high business volume in Asia and the USA
- 2001 - 2007 GROB Group
- 2008 Company in the engine manufacturing segment
- 1/2009 - 5/2013 William Prym Holding GmbH
- 6/2013 - 4/2014 CRO at an international metalworking group based in Southern Germany
1989 - 2000
Lawyer/Consultant with a focus on restructuring/M&A/financing
Current Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions SA, Lausanne/Switzerland, Chairman of Board of Directors
- Koenig & Bauer (AT) GmbH, Mödling/Austria, Member of Board of Directors
- KBA-SWISS HOLDING SA, Lausanne/Switzerland
Other mandates:
- SmartOne Consulting AG, Berg/Germany
- m.a.x. Informationstechnologie AG, München/Germany
Dr Stephen M. Kimmich
Stephen M. KimmichCFO - Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1977
Nationality: USA
Initial appointment: 2020
Appointed until: 2026
Curriculum vitae:
- 2018 - 2020 Joyson Safety Systems, Aschaffenburg/Germany: Chief Financial Officer EMEA
- 2015 - 2018 TAKATA AG, Aschaffenburg/Germany: Chief Financial Officer EMEA
- 2011 - 2015 TAKATA Corporation, Aschaffenburg,Germany/Tokyo,Japan: Vice President – Corporate Planning
- 2008 - 2011 TAKATA AG, Aschaffenburg: Business Development Europe
- 2000 - 2008 diverse positions in Engineering & Program Management USA, Freiberg/Sa., Fürth, Aschaffenburg/Germany
Study:
- Master and Doctor of Business Administration (USA, DE, UK)
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (USA)
Current Group mandates: -
Other mandates:
- Eissmann Automotive Deutschland GmbH, Bad Urach, Germany
Christoph Müller
Christoph MüllerDirector for Digital & Webfed Segment
Born: 1961
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2006
Appointed until: 2024
Curriculum Vitae
2006
Member of the board of Koenig & Bauer AG with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Service.
1995
Divisional director and member of the executive board at the Koenig & Bauer facility in Frankenthal with responsibly for commercial and publication rotogravure presses, granted power of procuration in 1998.
1989
Head of the Marketing Department in Frankenthal.
1987
Team leader of the Sales Administration and Marketing Department, Albert-Frankenthal AG.
Current Group mandates:
- PrintHouseService GmbH, Würzburg/Germany, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica S.p.A., Tavazzano/Italy, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer (SEA) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer (HK) Co. Limited, Hongkong/VR China, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Limited Shang-hai/VR China, Member of Board
Other mandates: -
Ralf Sammeck
Ralf SammeckDirector for Sheetfed Segment, Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Born: 1962
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2007
Appointed until: 2024
Ralf Sammeck is married with two children. The qualified printing-press engineer joined Koenig & Bauer Radebeul on September 1, 2000 as an assistant vice-president and sales director for digital printing systems.
Curriculum vitae
2007
Executive vice-president sheetfed sales, marketing and service at Koenig & Bauer
2002
President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer (US) Inc. in Williston, Vermont (USA)
2000
Assistant vice-president and sales director for digital printing systems at Koenig & Bauer Radebeul
1996
Managing partner at Sander in Wuppertal
1995
Head of Heidelberg’s Düsseldorf subsidiary
1994
Head of Heidelberg’s Stuttgart subsidiary
1993
Sales manager at Heidelberg’s Stuttgart subsidiary
1990
Sales clerk and product manager at press manufacturer Heidelberg
Current Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer (CH) AG, Höri /Switzerland, President of Board of Directors
- Koenig & Bauer (HK) Co. Limited, Hongkong/VR China, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Limited, Shanghai/VR China, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer DK A/S, Værløse/Denmark, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer (UK) Limited, Watford/Great Britain, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer IT S.R.L., Lainate/Italiy, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer (SEA) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer LATAM S.A.P.I. de C.V., Mexiko-Stadt/Mexiko, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer CEE Sp. z.o.o., Warschau/Poland, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer (US) Inc., Wilmington, DE/USA, Member of Board
- Koenig & Bauer Iberica, S.A., El Prat de Llobregat/Spain, Chairman of Board
- Koenig & Bauer Duran Karton Ambalaj Teknolojileri Sanayi A. S., Istanbul/Turkey, Chairman of Board
Other mandates: -
Michael Ulverich
Michael UlverichCOO - Production, Purchasing & Logistics
Born: 1975
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2020
Appointed until: 2026
Curriculum vitae:
- 2018 - 2019 Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, Munich/Germany Manging Director and COO
- 2005 - 2018 MAN Truck & Bus, Munich/Germany Started as Head of Logistics Planning, most recently Head of Production Unit Truck and Head of Munich/Germany plant
- 2001 - 2005 smart GmbH, Böblingen/Germany Start as project manager logistics, lastly team leader logistics at NedCar in the Netherlands
Study:
- Industrial Engineering and Management (TU Berlin and University of California at Berkeley, USA)
Current Group mandates:
- Koenig & Bauer (AT) GmbH, Mödling/Austria, Member of the Board of Directors
- Koenig & Bauer Grafitec s.r.o., Dobruska/Czech Republic, Chairman of Board
Other mandates: -
