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Around 13,000 employees, globally active and passionate about innovation — that is the way to achieve both market and technological leadership. We are Körber. Presenting our Group.

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We are Körber

Körber is a leading international technology group that has around 13,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide. We are the home for entrepreneurs — we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customers success. Körber AG manages the Group and its four Business Areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain and Technologies.

Insights

The Körber Insights shows the entire spectrum of the Körber world: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas.

We develop innovative products, solutions and services for a more sustainable tomorrow and introduce the people who make them possible. Find out more in our Sustainability Report 2023.

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Körber pursues ambitious climate targets

In October 2023, we had the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verify our commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂e emissions throughout the entire value chain by 2040. We would like to introduce you to some of the measures that will help us achieve this ambitious goal.

Group-wide standards for Ecodesign

We were able to advance our Ecodesign initiative decisively in 2023 after creating a group-wide standard for life cycle assessments (LCAs). Find out more about the first LCAs we implemented and the challenges we overcame.

Giving back from the company’s success

Körber champions non-profit causes every year through donations, sponsorships, and volunteer programs. Here we present some of the inspiring projects and the people behind them in detail.

Data and infrastructure protection

We aim to transform information security into a strategic objective and make it a shared concern for all employees. We provide an overview of the corresponding measures and projects in 2023.

Career

Wanted: team players. The know-how, creativity, and dedication of our employees have made us a successful technology company in Germany and worldwide. Now we want to shape the future — with you! We offer exciting positions for experts, young professionals, university students, and high school students.

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"Modern leadership culture has a performance-enhancing effect"

A working climate that promotes innovation, diversity, and the courage to tell uncomfortable truths is more central than ever to a company's success today. In an interview, Gabriele Fanta, Head of Group Human Resources, explains how the new leadership principles at Körber specifically strengthen fruitful collaboration in everyday working life.

What comes after traineeship, Max?

Experience report: After graduating in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, Max Döring became a trainee at Körber. Today, he is Technical Product Manager at our Körber Business Area Pharma.

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Joint future-proof activities are the foundation of sustainable procurement. Körber, as a globally leading technology group, therefore places great value on the optimal purchasing of materials and services.

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Thomas Böck, Dirk Hoke, and Dr. Thomas Paulsen join the Supervisory Board of Körber AG

Thomas Böck, CEO of Festo SE, Dirk Hoke, Chairman of the Management Board of the Voith Group, and Dr. Thomas Paulsen, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber-Stiftung, have been appointed to the Supervisory Board of Körber AG as new shareholder representatives.

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG reconstituted itself at its Annual General Meeting on 24 April and appointed three new shareholder representatives to the supervisory body of the international technology group: Thomas Böck and Dirk Hoke will succeed Ralf Dieter, former CEO of Dürr AG, and Dr. Karl Lamprecht, CEO of Zeiss AG until April 2025.

Dr. Thomas Paulsen, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber-Stiftung since January 2025, has been appointed to the Supervisory Board to replace Dr. Lothar Dittmer, former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber-Stiftung, who has also left the Supervisory Board.

"On behalf of myself and the entire Supervisory Board of Körber AG, I would like to thank all three of them for their many years of commitment to Körber," said Richard Bauer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Körber AG.

“With Thomas Böck and Dirk Hoke, two highly experienced and operationally active CEOs are joining the Supervisory Board of Körber AG. Both will provide valuable impetus for the future development of our company,” said Richard Bauer.

Newly appointed to the Supervisory Board of Körber AG (from left): Thomas Böck, Dirk Hoke and Dr. Thomas Paulsen.

Thomas Böck, 54, has been CEO of Festo SE & Co. KG since the beginning of 2024. Festo is a global family-owned company with highly innovative solutions for automation and digitalisation. Previously, the electrical engineer was CEO of CLAAS KGaA and held senior management positions at Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug and AGCO Corporation.

Dirk Hoke, 56, has been President and CEO of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA, a global technology group. During his 30-year international career, Hoke has held executive positions in the aviation, automotive and technology industries, including Airbus, Renault and Siemens, with a strong focus on digitalisation.

The Supervisory Board of Körber AG is therefore composed as follows:

Shareholder representatives:

Richard Bauer (Chairman)
Member of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Körber-Stiftung

Thomas Böck
Chairman of the Management Board of Festo SE & Co. KG

Dr. Florian Heinemann
Partner and Managing Director of Project A Ventures Management GmbH

Dirk Hoke
President & CEO of Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA

Dr. Thomas Paulsen
Chairman of Körber-Stiftung

Christian Wriedt
Chairman of the Financial Board and Member of the Board of Trustees of Körber-Stiftung

Employee representatives:

Ina Morgenroth (Vice Chairman)
First Authorized Representative of the IG Metall Administrative Office in Hamburg

Lukas Bürger
Trade Union Secretary of the IG Metall Administrative Office in Hamburg

Marek Dierks
Executive Vice President Supply Chain Management at Körber Technologies GmbH

Felix Krug
Design Engineer Machinery at Körber Pharma Packaging GmbH

Dr. Marc-Peter Schambach
Chairman of the Works Council at Körber Supply Chain Logistics GmbH

Uwe Zebrowski
Chairman of the Group Works Council at Körber AG

Press release 25 April 2025