Executive Committee

Dr. Ing., Harvard Business Schol (HBS), Cambridge USA, 
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
German citizen, 1974

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (MAIN STAGES)

2000 – 2007 Senior Consultant, McKinsey & Company (DE), Detroit (US), Tokyo (JP)

2007 – 2009 Global Director Quality & Processes, Pierburg GmbH, Neuss (Germany)

2008 – 2012 Head of Corporate Strategy, KSPG AG (Rheinmetall AG Group Company), Neckarsulm (Germany)

2012 – 2017 CEO Beinbauer Automotive, Büchlberg (Germany)

2018 – 2025 CEO Bischof+Klein International SE, Lengerich (Germany)

Since July 1, 2025 CEO, Gurit

Bsc Business Administration and Management
German citizen, 1971

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (MAIN STAGES)

1993 – 1997 Plant Controller, Akzo Nobel, Germany

1997 – 2004 Various positions, Lhoist, Germany

2004 – 2011 Global Head of Controlling BU Catalysts, Sud-Chemie, Germany

2012 – 2012 Various Management positions, Clariant, Switzerland

2018 – 2022 Group CFO, Regent Lighting, Switzerland

2022 – 2025 Group CFO, KWC Group, Switzerland

Since December 1, 2025 CFO, Gurit

Swedish citizen, 1976

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (MAIN STAGES)

2004 – 2008 Plant Manager/Vice President at Nitator AB

2008 – 2013 Director at Kalmar/Cargotec Corporation

2013 – 2018 VP Global operations at BROMMA, BROMMA Managing Director, Malaysia

2018 – 2019 VP Global Supply Chain at HIAB

2019 – 2022 COO at DIAB

Since 2023 General Manager, BU Wind Systems, Gurit

MBA
British citizen, 1966

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (MAIN STAGES)

1990 – 1996 Sales and Marketing Director RK Carbon Fibers ltd, UK

1997 – 2001 Sales Director SGL Technic Inc, USA

2002 – 2009 Sales Director SGL Carbon Fibers ltd, UK

2009 – 2012 Head of Sales Gurit Wind Energy, UK

2013 – 2020 Regional Sales Director Gurit USA Inc, USA

Since May 1, 2020 General Manager, BU Marine & Industrial, Gurit

PhD in Ceramic Science and Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA MS in Materials Science, Changchun Inst. of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Changchun, China.
US citizen, 1961

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (MAIN STAGES)

1998 – 2004 Various Management positions in USA and China at Philips Electronics

2004 – 2009 General Manager Metaldyne, Automotive Components Co. Ltd. Suzhou, China

2009 – 2011 General Manager and VP of Asia Pacific, VSG China, Dover Corp.

Since July 1, 2011 General Manager, BU Manufacturing Solutions, Gurit