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Board of Management of Dürr AG (from left to right): Dr. Jochen Weyrauch (Dep. CEO), Ralf W. Dieter (CEO), Dietmar Heinrich (CFO)

Management

Board of Management

Ralf W. Dieter, CEO until December 31, 2021

Born in 1961
Nationality: German
Study: Economics
Chairman since January 1, 2006; appointed until December 31, 2021
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 until December 31, 2021; CEO from January 1, 2022)

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

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)

CEO Division Clean Technology Systems: Kenneth Zak

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)