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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Germany based CFO’ operating in the Manufacturing space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jochen Goetz
CFO, Daimler Trucks & Buses of Daimler
Jochen M. Goetz has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2018. Mr. Goetz has been the Head of Finance & Controlling at Daimler Trucks & Buses, a business unit of Daimler AG, a multinational automotive corporation, since March 2015. Mr. Goetz has worked for Daimler for over 30 years, including in leading positions at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Powertrain, and Daimler Trucks North America divisions and was the head of Planning and Reporting for Mercedes-Benz Cars and the Daimler Group. Since April 2016, Mr. Goetz served on the board of directors of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, a manufacturer of trucks and buses and a majority-owned subsidiary of Daimler.
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About Daimler: Daimler is an automotive company that produces premium cars and commercial vehicles with a global reach.
Carl von Braun
Managing Director & CFO of Ib Vogt
After gaining a Business Administration degree Carl von Braun joined the Deutsche Babcock Group of Companies during which time he held a series of management positions in Germany and India. Subsequently, he held various Finance Director and CFO positions in the telecoms sector. His career in Solar began in 2006 when he joined CSG Solar. Before joining ib vogt Carl was responsible for business development and project finance at Suntech Power International Ltd.
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About Ib Vogt: Ib Vogt is a manufacturer of turnkey PV plants.
Joseph Cantie
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of ZF Friedrichshafen
Joseph Cantie has been a director since June 2015. He is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ZF TRW, a division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global automobile supplier. He served in these roles for TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. since April 2004. Prior to that time, he held other executive positions at TRW Inc., which he joined in 1999. From 1996-1999,Cantie served in several executive positions with LucasVarity Plc, including serving as Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining LucasVarity, Cantie spent 10 years with KPMG. Cantie is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. As a seasoned financial executive of an automotive supply company and global public company, Cantie provides the Board significant enterprise risk management, financial and industry expertise.
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About TRW Automotive Holdings, ZF Friedrichshafen: ZF Friedrichshafen provides systems for the mobility of passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.
Sven Schneider
Chief Financial Officer of Infineon Technologies
Sven Schneider has been Chief Financial Officer at Infineon Technologies AG since 2019. Sven Schneider was born on 21 March 1966 in Berlin. After completing a banking apprenticeship, he studied business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) at the Universities of Regensburg, Nantes (France) and Trier. Subsequently, he received his doctorate in political science from the University of Trier. In 1995, he began his professional career at Linde AG in the finance department. From 2000 to 2019, he has held leading positions at Linde, most recently as Spokesman of the Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director.
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About Infineon Technologies: Infineon Technologies offers semiconductor solutions, microcontrollers, LED drivers, sensors and Automotive & Power Management ICs.
Dominik Asam
CFO of Infineon Technologies
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About Infineon Technologies: Infineon Technologies offers semiconductor solutions, microcontrollers, LED drivers, sensors and Automotive & Power Management ICs.
Dominik Asam
CFO of Infineon Technologies
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About Infineon Technologies: Infineon Technologies offers semiconductor solutions, microcontrollers, LED drivers, sensors and Automotive & Power Management ICs.
Bernard Schaferbarthold
CFO of Nordex
Schäferbarthold spent the first few years of his career as an auditor and accountant with accounting company Warth & Klein, where he advised numerous customers in the mechanical engineering industry, including Nordex AG, as the company was known at that time. In 2005, he moved to Nordex to become head of finance. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2007. In this position, he is responsible for Group finance, accounting, controlling, taxes and IT. Over the last few years, he has additionally been assigned responsibility for Legal, HR, Market Localization, Product Management, Sales, Project Management and Engineering as well as Blade and Nacelle & Tower Production.
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About Nordex: Nordex is a management holding company with control and coordinating responsiblities.
Yvonne Rusche
Co-Founder and CFO of Hawa Dawa
Yvonne Rusche, Karim Tarraf, Matthew Fullerton, Jannai Falschberger, and Birgit Fullerton founded Hawa Dawa at the End of 2016, since which Yvonne has been serving as its manager of operations. Since the beginning of 2019, Yvonne has been acting as Chief Financial Officer.
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About Hawa Dawa: Hawa Dawa manufactures and develops air quality monitoring systems.
Bernd Strack
Managing Director and CFO of Capol
Bernd Strack is the managing director and CFO at Capol. He is a former business integration manager at Freudenberg Chemical Specialities and manager at KPMG. Bernd holds a master’s degree in business administration and management.
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About Capol: Capol develops and manufactures coating products, as well as provides coating services for the confectionery industry worldwide.
Bjoern Kreiter
Chief Financial Officer of Mauser
Björn Kreiter has been Chief Financial Officer of the MAUSER Group since November 2012. Prior to this position he served as Head of Global Controlling and was responsible for all Controlling & Accounting activities of the Group. Bjoern joined MAUSER in 1997 as a Project Manager for the implementation of an ERP-System and the corresponding Controlling- and Management-Information-System. Before joining us he worked as a Financial Controller at KBC AG (a sub-group of the French textile combination DMC S.A., Paris). Björn received a degree as Diplom-Betriebswirt from the Business Academy (BA) in Lörrach/Baden Württemberg. He also completed a Diploma Program in Controlling & Management at the Controller Academy in Munich as certified Controller CA. Upon completion of the Junior Management Program at the Management Academy St. Gallen/Switzerland, he also attented a Financial Management Program at the Stanford University/USA. Björn speaks German as mother tongue and English fluently.
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About Mauser: A worldwide success story. Headquartered in Germany, we are close to our customers around the world.
Heiko Brambach
CFO of Torqeedo
As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Heiko has been responsible for the commercial department at Torqeedo since the end of 2017. Heiko came to Torqeedo from parent company DEUTZ AG, where he was in charge of controlling for products, projects and joint ventures. Together with his team, he drove forward a number of important operational and strategic projects and decisions. He also accompanied the acquisition of Torqeedo by DEUTZ in 2017. Prior to that, Heiko was corporate controller at the listed steel and metal trading group Klöckner & Co., where he was responsible for providing commercial support to several foreign subsidiaries as well as for special subjects. Heiko began his career with auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he worked for a number of years in auditing as well as in consulting and was also involved in numerous corporate valuations and transaction projects for a wide range of companies. Heiko is of great importance for integration of our company into the Deutz group thanks to his wide-ranging commercial experience. As part of our innovation-driven growth trajectory, he is continuing to develop the commercial structures and processes of our relatively young company. Heiko studied business administration at the University of Mannheim, graduating with the degree “Diplom-Kaufmann” (cf. MBA). During his time at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he also acquired the additional qualification of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). And a big plus for us is that, as an enthusiastic tennis player, Heiko keeps his eye on the ball at all times.
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About Torqeedo: Torqeedo develops electric motors for tenders, small boats, dinghies, jollies, canoes, and day sailors.
Gerhard Dambach
CFO of BSH Home Appliances
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About BSH Home Appliances: BSH Home Appliances is a home appliance manufacturer that produces cooking, dishwashing, washing, drying, and refrigeration products.
Steffen Heise
CFO of Sennheiser
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About Sennheiser: Sennheiser develops, manufactures, and markets headphones, headsets, microphones, and integrated systems.
Sabayn Mirakai
CFO of PANDA
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About PANDA: PANDA uses a self-developed open source machine learning framework to address the specific problems of industrial data.
Wolf-Peter Werner
Co-Founder and CFO of Mecuris
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About Mecuris: Mecuris develops tailor-made prostheses and orthoses from the 3D printer.
Axel Wachholz
Chief Financial Officer of PHOENIX CONTACT Cyber Security AG
Axel Wachholz, born in 1970, studied Machine Building at the Technical University Dortmund. He started his professional career as an applications consultant at the family-owned Bilstein company in Hagen. He moved to the consulting company Droege & Comp in Düsseldorf in 2000, where he focused increasingly on organizational, finance and controlling issues. In 2005 he moved to Benteler in Paderborn, where he took over Corporate Controlling as well as the Special Projects unit. From 2011 until 2017 he was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the sanitation and heating company, Viega, in Attendorn in the Sauerland region. Since January 1, 2018, as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he is a Member of the Phoenix Contact Executive Board. Phoenix Contact is a global market leader for components, systems, and solutions in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, and automation and currently employs more than 16,500 people worldwide. In 2017, Phoenix Contact generated a turnover of € 2.2 billion. In his role, Axel Wachholz is responsible for the areas of Finance and Controlling as well as Corporate Governance, Taxes, and Law.
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About PHOENIX CONTACT Cyber Security AG: PHOENIX CONTACT Cyber Security AG designs, develops, and distributes communication security components and solutions for cyber security.
Thomas Jessulat
Chief Financial Officer of ElringKlinger
Thomas Jessulat started his career in 1995 at Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG in Ulm, followed by a stay abroad since 1998 as Program Manager at DaimlerChrysler MTU Aero Engines GmbH, Cincinnati, USA. In 2002, he moved to Fairchild Dornier GmbH, Munich, where he initially worked as a Finance Manager Aircraft Programs, later as Commercial Director. Thomas Jessulat joined ElringKlinger AG in 2005 as head of investments. In 2012 he took over the position of Head of Finance and Investments. Thomas Jessulat was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Executive Board of ElringKlinger AG in January 2016 and is responsible for the central departments Finance, Controlling and IT and the business park Business Parks.
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About ElringKlinger: ElringKlinger is a worldwide development partner and original equipment supplier to all of the world’s vehicle and engine manufacturers.
Thomas Toepfer
Chief Financial Officer of Covestro
Thomas Toepfer is member of the Board of Management since April 2018 and the company’s Labor Director since January 2019. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Covestro, he is responsible for Accounting, Controlling and Finance. He also oversees Investor Relations, Information Technology, Portfolio Development, Taxes and Law, Intellectual Property & Compliance. Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1972, Toepfer holds a PhD in Business Administration from Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management (WHU), Koblenz. He worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. and in leading management positions for STILL GmbH, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH amongst others. Before joining Covestro he was a member of the Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director of KION GROUP AG.
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About Covestro: Covestro is a supplier of high-tech polymer materials.
Klaus Schafer
Chief Financial Officer / Labor Director of Covestro
Klaus Schafer is member of the Board of Management since 2015. He is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Covestro and responsible for production and technology as well as all chemical production sites. Previously, Schafer was head of Production and Technology in the Polyurethanes segment, was the Country Representative in China for predecessor company Bayer MaterialScience, and Managing Director of German site operator Currenta, which provides services to Covestro at the Dormagen, Krefeld-Uerdingen and Leverkusen sites. Born in Bruehl, Germany, in 1962, Schafer studied physics at the city’s university. After obtaining his PhD, he worked for Erdölchemie and BP before joining the Bayer Group in 2001. Since Jun 2019, Schafer is a member of the supervisory board of TÜV Rheinland AG.
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About Covestro: Covestro is a supplier of high-tech polymer materials.
Dusan Kosijer
CFO of apceth Biopharma
Dusan Kosijer has served as Chief Financial Officer of apceth since October 2016. Prior to joining apceth, Mr. Kosijer served as CFO for Accovion GmbH, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) headquartered close to Frankfurt. Throughout his career, he has gained more than 14 years’ experience in the healthcare sector. Mr. Kosijer is Certified Management Accountant by training.
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About apceth Biopharma: apceth Biopharma is a GMP contract development and manufacturing organization.
Dusan Kosijer
CFO of apceth Biopharma
Dusan Kosijer has served as Chief Financial Officer of apceth since October 2016. Prior to joining apceth, Mr. Kosijer served as CFO for Accovion GmbH, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) headquartered close to Frankfurt. Throughout his career, he has gained more than 14 years’ experience in the healthcare sector. Mr. Kosijer is Certified Management Accountant by training.
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About apceth Biopharma: apceth Biopharma is a GMP contract development and manufacturing organization.
Katrin Gravier
CFO of Silicon Line
Katrin has more than 15 years of experience in Finance gained in different international companies such as KPMG Audit, Freescale Semiconductors, Renewable Energy Corporation and Nokia Networks. Katrin holds a german and french diploma in International Business Administrations.
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About Silicon Line: Silicon Line is a provider of innovative ultra-low power optical link technology for mobile and consumer electronics markets.
Jan Teetz
CFO of Tesa
Jan Teetz is a CFO at Tesa.
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About Tesa: Tesa AG manufactures and markets self-adhesive products and system solutions for industry, trade, and consumer sectors worldwide.
Jurate Keblyte
Chief Financial Officer of Grammer
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About Grammer: GRAMMER AG is specialized in developing and manufacturing components and systems for car interiors.
Dirk Reiche
CFO of GOVECS
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About GOVECS, SMP – Intelligent Scents (acquired by Symrise): GOVECS is focused on creating zero emission electric vehicles, designed according to the requirements of modern electric mobility.
Christian von der Linde
Managing Director, CFO of The Schlemmer Group
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About The Schlemmer Group: The Schlemmer Group develops and produces cable protection for automotive and industrial applications.
Harald Nippel
Managing Director and CFO of KraussMaffei
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About KraussMaffei: KraussMaffei manufactures and supplies machinery for producing plastics. It offers injection molding machinery, including hydraulic, hybrid.
Eric Bader
CFO of ExOne
Mr. Bader has served as Chief Financial Officer for their European operations since April 2015, bringing more than 10 years of experience in strategic planning and implementation. Prior to ExOne he has served in various roles including Financial Controller, China General Manager, Europe General Manager, Business Unit Director, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. Mr. Bader has spent the majority of his professional career within an international environment, ranging from Multi-Site-Responsibilities in Asia and Europe, management of sales staff & representatives in Europe, reporting into US headquarters to living abroad in Malaysia and China.
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About ExOne: ExOne is a machine industry company specializing in metal and binder jet 3D printing technology.
Achim Benoit
CFO of Becker Mining
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About Becker Mining: Becker Mining Systems is a leading global supplier of unique system solutions for the mining sector.
Uwe Bogershausen
Chief Financial Officer of SLM Solutions Group AG
Uwe Bögershausen (* 1973) is CFO of SLM Solutions. From 1994 to 1999 he studied economics at the University of Oldenburg (degree: Diplom-Ökonom). Between 1999 and 2000 he worked as an advisor to the company CSC Ploenzke AG from Wiesbaden, then as a project manager at Roland Berger until 2006. In the years 2006 to 2010, Bögershausen worked as a CFO for aleo Solar AG, Prenzlau, where he accompanied the company’s stock exchanges. From 2010, he served as Managing Director of Derby Cycle Beteiligungs GmbH, where he was the Chief Financial Officer until 2012 after the stock exchanges of Derby Cycle AG. In 2013 Bögershausen joined SLM Solutions Holding as CFO and took over the position of CFO of SLM Solutions during the conversion to a company in 2014. His contract runs until June 2018.
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About SLM Solutions Group AG: SLM Solutions Group is a provider of metal-based additive manufacturing technology.
Axel Brinkmann-Hornbogen
Chief Financial Officer of WeylChem
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About WeylChem: WeylChem is a supplier of building blocks and custom manufacturing services.
Benjamin Rudolph
CFO / COO / Business Development Manager of Stuttgart Instruments
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About Stuttgart Instruments: Stuttgart Instruments provides versatile and robust laser sources for all kinds of spectroscopic applications.
Daniel Tykesson
Co-Founder, CEO, and CFO of Kumpan Electric
aniel Tykesson is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CFO of Kumpan Electric.
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About Kumpan Electric: Kumpan Electric is a manufacturer of electric scooters.
Karsten Obenaus
Chief Financial Officer of Uniwheels
Dr. Karsten Obenaus, born in 1964, is CFO of the UNIWHEELS-group. He started his professional carreer in 1994 and obtained accounting and finance positions at Deutsche Industrie-Treuhand, Goedecke AG (Pfizer Group), and EMTEC (BASF Group). In 2003 Dr. Obenaus became Head of Controlling of alloy wheel producer ATS. After the takeover of ATS by UNIWHEELS in 2008, he completed his financial expertise be taking the roles of Head of Accounting, Head of Risk Management, Head of Controlling and CFO Polish operations. In the course of the transformation into a stock company (AG) in November 2014, Dr. Karsten Obenaus was appointed CFO of UNIWHEELS AG.
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About Uniwheels: Uniwheels manufacturers of light-alloy wheels in the European accessory market.
Philipp Bürling
CFO and Managing Director of Numaferm
Philipp graduated in Business & IT Management at the University of Cooperative Education in Mannheim. He held several management positions in the logistics industry and gained wide experience in general management and project management. Philipp is CFO and co-founder of NUMAFERM. He joined the spin-off project in late 2015.
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About Numaferm: Numaferm is a Dusseldorf University spin-off that specializes in the biotechnical production.
Armin Kraus
COO, CFO of 4JET
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About 4JET: 4JET Technologies specializes in laser systems for cleaning, ablation, and modification of delicate technical surfaces.
Dietmar Heinrich
CFO of Durr Group
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About Durr Group: Dürr Group is a mechanical and plant engineering corporation specializing in automation and digitalization.
Hans Dieter Pötsch
Chief Financial Officer of Porsche Automobil Holding
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About Porsche Automobil Holding: Porsche Automobil Holding is automobile manufacturers.
Paul Kastner
CFO of Fritz Hiltl Hosenfabrik
Paul Kastner is the CFO of Fritz Hiltl Hosenfabrik.
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About Fritz Hiltl Hosenfabrik: Fritz Hiltl Hosenfabrik is a German company that manufactures trousers.
