Management Board

Born: 1956

Nationality: German

Initial appointment: 1992

Appointed until: 2020

After qualifying as a radio and television technician Claus Bolza-Schüneman took a degree in electrical and digital technology at Darmstadt University in 1984. He is married with four children.

Curriculum vitae

2011

President, Koenig & Bauer Group 

2003

Deputy president of Koenig & Bauer, with remit expanded from engineering and project management to include human resources management

1994

Full member of the board in charge of engineering and project management

1992

Deputy executive vice president engineering and development

1989

Head of the electrical planning and engineering division for web, sheetfed and security presses at Koenig & Bauer

1986

Head of BBC´s multi-unit press line project management for various European newspaper publishers

1985

Project engineer designing hardware and software for pressroom equipment at Brown Boveri & Cie. (BBC, later Asea Brown Boveri, or ABB) in Baden, Switzerland 

Other offices

• President of the German Printing Machines Research Association (FGD)
• President of the Printing and Paper Technologies Association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA)
• Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Würzburg-Schweinfurt
• drupa-president

Current Group mandates:

• Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica S.p.A., Tavazzano/Italien, Member of Board
• Koenig & Bauer LATAM S.A.P.I. de C.V., Mexiko-Stadt/Mexiko, Chairman of Board
• Koenig & Bauer Iberica, S.A., El Prat de Llobregat/Spanien, Member of Board
• Koenig &  Bauer (US) Inc., Wilmington, DE/USA, Chairman
• KBA-NotaSys SA, Lausanne/Switzerland, President of Board of Directors
• KBA-SWISS HOLDING SA, Lausanne/Schweiz, President of Board of Directors
• Koenig & Bauer Grafitec s.r.o., Dobruška/Tschechien, Member of Advisory Board

Other mandates: -

Born: 1977

Nationality: USA

Initial appointment: 2020

Appointed until: 2023

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: -

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 Advisory Board
• Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica S.p.A., Tavazzano/Italy, Chariman of Board

Other mandates: - 

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:

• KBA-NotaSys SA, Lausanne/Switzerland, Member of Board of Directors
• Koenig & Bauer (AT) GmbH, Mödling/Austria, Chairman of Board of Directors

Other mandates:

• SmartOne Consulting AG, Berg/Germany
• m.a.x. Informationstechnologie AG, München/Germany

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 (AU) Pty Ltd., Mount Waverley/Australia, Director
• Koenig & Bauer (BR) Comércio de Impressoras e Serviço Ltda., São Paulo/ Brasil, Chairman of Board
• 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 Grafitec s.r.o., Dobruška/Tschechien, Chairman of Advisory Board
• Koenig & Bauer DK A/S, Værløse/Denmark, Member of Board
• Koenig & Bauer (FR) SAS, Tremblay-en-France/France, 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, Chairman of Board
• Koenig & Bauer LATAM S.A.P.I. de C.V., Mexiko-Stadt/Mexiko, Member of Board
• Holland Graphic Occasions B.V., Wieringerwerf/Netherland, Chairman of Advisory Board
• Koenig & Bauer CEE Sp. z.o.o., Warschau/Poland, Chairman of Board
• Koenig & Bauer (JP) Co., Ltd, Tokio/Japan, Chairman of Board
• Koenig & Bauer KR Co., Ltd., Goyang-si/Südkorea, Chairman of Board
• Koenig & Bauer (RU), LLC, Moskau/Russian Federation, Member 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

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