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Our management board displays confident aplomb as it guides the Group with its two segments Paper & Packing Sheetfed Systems (P&P) and Special & New Technologies (S&T) 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