Kuka Management Board
Christoph Schell appointed as new CEO
Christoph Schell has been appointed as the new CEO of Kuka AG. The technology manager and CCO of Intel will succeed Peter Mohnen on July 1.
The outgoing CEO Peter Mohnen is leaving the company at his own request after 13 years on the Kuka Executive Board.
With Christoph Schell, Kuka has gained an internationally experienced manager as CEO of the Kuka Group, who has extensive knowledge of the high-tech industry and innovative future technologies. The 53-year-old, born in Kirchheim unter Teck, Swabia, has held senior management positions worldwide for HP, Philips and Intel, where he was responsible for 3D printing and digital manufacturing, among other things. Schell has already been a member of the Kuka Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Board's Strategy and Technology Committee since the beginning of 2023. He is therefore already very familiar with the company and its global business, according to Kuka.
Kuka Supervisory Board Chairman Andy Gu: "We are delighted to have found an accomplished and internationally experienced top manager in Christoph Schell as the new Kuka CEO." Christoph Schell, who has lived in the USA for over ten years, previously spent many years in Asia and knows the global markets that are so important for the Kuka team's ambitions: "I am enthusiastic about the global spectrum and success of the Kuka Group and convinced of the growth prospects that will change the world of work and daily life, especially through the interplay of robotics, automation and AI. It is an honor for me to drive this development forward as Kuka's global CEO. I am looking forward to the Kuka team."
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