Company
Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed AG & Co. KG based in Radebeul, Germany, is the Koenig & Bauer business unit responsible for the sheetfed offset press and postpress market segment. As a subsidiary of Koenig & Bauer, the company conducts development, sales, engineering and service of Rapida presses from half to extra-large format, rotary die-cutters and flat-bed die-cutters – including consulting and training. Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed is the known market and technology leader in large format and packaging printing. As one of the world’s leading sheetfed offset press manufacturers Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed sets benchmarks in terms of make-ready times, print performance, new processes, user-orientated press configurations and customer focused services.
EFRE-Technology Funding
With financial funding from the European Union the company Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed AG & Co. KG in Radebeul, Saxony, is planning to research the basic principles required for the development of a direct digital sheetfed press in medium format, specifically tailored to the short-run market.
CEO
Ralf Sammeck
Born near Düsseldorf in 1962, 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
2020
Appointed as CDO of Koenig & Bauer AG
2015
CEO of the operational business units KBA-Sheetfed Solutions AG & Co. KG
2007
Executive vice-president sheetfed sales, marketing and service at Koenig & Bauer
2002
President and CEO of KBA North America Inc. in Williston, Vermont (USA)
2000
Assistant vice-president and sales director for digital printing systems at KBA 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
CFO
Thomas Longhino
Born 1973 in Vienna, Thomas Longhino is married and father of two childs. He majored in business administration and joined Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul on October 1, 2016 as chief financial officer.
Curriculum vitae
2015
Senior vice-president corporate finance, Frauenthal Holding AG (Vienna)
2014
Vice-president controlling truck production, MAN Truck & Bus AG (Munich)
2009
CFO, CIS region, MAN Truck & Bus (Moscow)
2006
Head of controlling series business, MAN AG (München)
2003
Head of controlling segment telco, media and utilities, T-Systems GmbH (Frankfurt and Munich)
2000
Head of plant controlling Braga and Vila Real, Bosch-Blaupunkt (Braga)
1997
Commercial Trainee, Robert Bosch AG (Vienna and Hildesheim)
COO
Dipl.-Ing. Florian Stappenbeck
Florian Stappenbeck was born in Freilassing in 1972, is married and father of three children. He studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University in Hanover and joined Koenig & Bauer in Radebeul on May 1, 2020 as Operating & Technical Officer.
Curriculum vitae:
Mr. Stappenbeck has held various positions at Rolls-Royce in Dahlewitz, Germany since 2002 and before that at ABB:
2019
Project Director
2016
Director Assembly & Test
2013
Programmes Executive
2012
Quality Officer
2011
Senior Vice President Service Business Operation
2008
Head of the technical department for service and repair
2004
Deputy Chief Engineer & Project Engineer
2002
Engineer for safety and reliability
1999
Group Leader Probabilistic Design, ABB / Alstom Power (Gas Turbines), Baden, Switzerland
