Management
Ralf W. Dieter, CEO
- Born in 1961
- Nationality: German
- Study: Economics
- Chairman since January 1, 2006; appointed until June 30, 2023
- Joined Dürr AG's Board of Management on January 1, 2005
Responsible for:
- Woodworking Machinery and Systems
- Public Relations
- Human Resources (Employee Affairs Director)
- Internal Auditing
- Corporate Compliance
- digital@DÜRR
- Global IT
Positions on statutory supervisory boards:
- Körber AG, Hamburg
- Software AG, Darmstadt*
- additional positions within the Dürr Group
* listed on stock exchange
| 1989 – 1995 |
DAT AG, Ratingen Consultant, Regional Manager, Division Manager, Director |
| 1995 – 1998 |
IBM Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart Director and Head of Sales Business Partner Germany Head of Sales Central Europe |
| 1998 – 1999 |
IBM EMEA European Headquarter, Paris Director of Channel Sales EMEA |
| 1999 – 2003 |
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, Oberkochen Business Unit Manager and Chairman of the Board of Management |
| 2003 – 2005 |
Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt Chairman of the Board of Management |
| 2005 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Member of the Board of Management |
| since 2006 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Chairman of the Board of Management |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Dr. Jochen Weyrauch (Dep. CEO)
- Born in 1966
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
- Member of the Board of Management since January 1, 2017; appointed until December 31, 2024
- Deputy CEO since January 1, 2020
Responsible for:
- Paint and Final Assembly Systems
- Application Technology
- Clean Technology Systems
- Corporate Development
- Corporate Sustainability
- Global Sourcing
| 1990 - 1999 |
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt am Main Various management positions Member of the Management Board |
| 1999 - 2002 | PhD (Dr.-Ing.) |
| 1999 - 2003 |
Turbo-Lufttechnik GmbH (TLT), Zweibrücken & Cleveland, Ohio President & CEO |
| 2003 - 2005 |
Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt Member of the Management Board/COO |
| 2006 - 2014 |
Schenck Process Holding GmbH, Darmstadt President & CEO |
| 2014 - 2016 |
Endurance Capital AG, Munich Senior Partner Independent Consultant |
| since 2017 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Member of the Board of Management |
| since 2020 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Deputy CEO |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Dietmar Heinrich, CFO
- Born in 1963
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
- Member of the Board of Management since August 1, 2020; appointed until July 31, 2023
Responsible for:
- Measuring and Process Systems
- Finance/Controlling/ICS
- Legal Affairs/Patents/Insurance
- Treasury
- Taxes
- Risk Management
- Investor Relations
| 1990 – 1995 |
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. Reinigungssysteme, Winnenden Administrator and Team Leader Controlling |
| 1995 – 2001 |
FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG, Schweinfurt (since 2001 part of the Schaeffler Group) Controlling, Assistant to CEO, Head of Corporate Office, Head of Production Controlling FAG OEM and Trade |
| 2001 – 2005 |
Schaeffler Group Joint Managing Director Administration and member of the Board of Directors FAG HANWHA Bearings Corp., Seoul / Korea |
| 2005 – 2006 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Korea and member of the Board of Directors Schaeffler Korea Corp., Seoul / Korea |
| 2006 – 2009 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Asia/Pacific, Shanghai / China |
| 2009 – 2011 |
Schaeffler Group Vice President of the Linear Technology business unit, Homburg |
| 2011 – 2014 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
| 2014 – 2017 |
Schaeffler Group CEO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
| 2017 – 2020 |
Schaeffler AG CFO, Herzogenaurach |
| since 2020 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart CFO |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Senior Executive Management
Bruno Welsch
CEO Division Paint and Final Assembly Systems
Short biography
- Born in 1966
- Nationality: German
- Education: Electrician and Systems informatics technician
| 1985 – 1995 | Various positions at Zertz + Scheid Ingenieurgesellschaft in electrical hardware design and software development, among others |
| 1996 – 2000 | Career start at Dürr: electrical hardware design and software development |
| 2000 – 2001 | Team leader software development |
| 2002 – 2005 | Project manager |
| 2005 – 2008 | Managing Director of Dürr de México S.A. de C.V. |
| 2008 – 2010 |
President of Paint and Final Assembly Systems of Dürr de México S.A. de C.V. and Vice President of Paint and Final Assembly Systems North America |
| 2010 – 2018 | President & CEO of Dürr Systems North America (Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador) |
| since August 2018 |
CEO of the Paint and Final Assembly Systems division and member of the Board of Management of Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Dr. Lars Friedrich
CEO Division Application Technology
Short biography
- Born in 1971
- Nationality: German
- Study: Physics and Business Administration
| 1996 – 1999 | CREOL Fellowship, University of Central Florida, USA | |
| 1999 | Ph.D. Physics | |
| 1999 – 2000 |
Ciena Corp, Hanover, Maryland, USA Lead Engineer | |
| 2000 – 2008 |
Adva Optical Networking SE, Munich various management positions (incl. Vice President Technology/Strategy, Vice President Product Line) | |
| 2009 – 2015 |
JDS Uniphase Corp., Miliptas, California, USA Vice President and General Manager in various business units | |
| 2015 – 2018 |
Sick AG, Reute Chairman Division Identification & Measuring Member of the Sick Management Board Co Head Sick Industry 4.0 Initiative | |
| since October 2018 | Member of the Board of Management Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen | |
| since January 2019 | CEO Division Application Technology | |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | ||
Kenneth Zak
CEO Division Clean Technology Systems
Short biography
- Born in 1959
- Nationality: American
- Study: Chemistry and Masters in Business Administration
| 1982 – 1988 |
Owens-Corning Fiberglass, Toledo, Ohio, USA Various positions in marketing research and commercialization of new technologies |
| 1988 – 1992 |
W.R. Grace & Co., Columbia, Maryland, USA Development Manager; Columbia Research & Development Center |
| 1992 – 2003 |
MEGTEC, De Pere, Wisconsin, USA Director of Marketing & Business Development |
| 2003 – 2012 |
MEGTEC, De Pere, Wisconsin, USA Vice-President: Industrial & Environmental Products Group |
| 2012 – 2015 |
MEGTEC/B&W MEGTEC, De Pere, Wisconsin, USA Senior Vice–President: Business Operations |
| 2015 – 2018 |
B&W MEGTEC, De Pere, Wisconsin, USA President |
| 2018 – 2021 |
Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen Senior Vice-President: CTS America |
| since July 2021 | CEO Division Clean Technology Systems |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Dietmar Heinrich
CEO Division Measuring and Process Systems
Short biography
- Born in 1963
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
| 1990 – 1995 |
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. Reinigungssysteme, Winnenden Administrator and Team Leader Controlling |
| 1995 – 2001 |
FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG, Schweinfurt (since 2001 part of the Schaeffler Group) Controlling, Assistant to CEO, Head of Corporate Office, Head of Production Controlling FAG OEM and Trade |
| 2001 – 2005 |
Schaeffler Group Joint Managing Director Administration and member of the Board of Directors FAG HANWHA Bearings Corp., Seoul / Korea |
| 2005 – 2006 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Korea and member of the Board of Directors Schaeffler Korea Corp., Seoul / Korea |
| 2006 – 2009 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Asia/Pacific, Shanghai / China |
| 2009 – 2011 |
Schaeffler Group Vice President of the Linear Technology business unit, Homburg |
| 2011 – 2014 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
| 2014 – 2017 |
Schaeffler Group CEO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
| 2017 – 2020 |
Schaeffler AG CFO, Herzogenaurach |
| since 2020 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart CFO |
| since October 2020 | CEO Division Measuring and Process Systems |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |
Ralf W. Dieter
CEO Division Woodworking Machinery and Systems
Short biography
- Born in 1961
- Nationality: German
- Study: Business Administration
| 1989 – 1995 |
DAT AG, Ratingen Consultant, Regional Manager, Division Manager, Director |
| 1995 – 1998 |
IBM Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart Director and Head of Sales Business Partner Germany Head of Sales Central Europe |
| 1998 – 1999 |
IBM EMEA European Headquarter, Paris Director of Channel Sales EMEA |
| 1999 – 2003 |
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, Oberkochen Business Unit Manager and Chairman of the Board of Management |
| 2003 – 2005 |
Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt Chairman of the Board of Management |
| 2005 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Member of the Board of Management |
| since 2006 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Chairman of the Board of Management |
| since 2021 | CEO Division Woodworking Machinery and Systems |
| (As of July 1, 2021) | |