
Hendrik Rawe heads the Trade and Consumer Trade Shows Division
Hendrik Rawe took over as head of Deutsche Messe's Trade and Consumer Trade Shows division effective July 1, 2026. He reports directly to CEO Dr. Jochen Köckler.

Commvault has appointed Brian Lanigan to the position of Chief Partner Officer. He is responsiblefor thecompany’s global partner strategy and is tasked with further expanding the global partner networkof the data security, backup, and recovery provider.

The AI Quality & Testing Hub (AIQ) is getting new leadership: Joachim Bürkle is taking over as managing director of the AI competence center run by VDE and the State of Hesse.

Schmidbauer Expands Its Senior Management Team
Schmidbauer is restructuring its organization following the Sumida Group's acquisition. By appointing Florian Ehgartner as its second managing director, the manufacturer of custom inductive components is responding to the growth of recent years and increasing international integration.

Siemens has appointed Markus Grabmeier as CEO of the Electrical Products (EP) business unit at Smart Infrastructure as of June 1, 2026. He succeeds Andreas Matthé, who has led the business since 2010 and will retire at the end of September 2026.

AI automation specialist reorganizes...
After almost 30 years at the helm, Werner Weiss is handing over the management of Insiders Technologies. Andree Albrecht takes over the management after a transition phase.

Carsten Koch has taken over the role of representative of the Siemens AG Mannheim branch. He succeeds Jürgen Britzius, who is taking early retirement after 37 years with the company.

On May 1, 2026, there were personnel changes in the top management of the ifm group of companies. Dr. Volker Frey succeeds Benno Kathan as CTO, who has retired.

Management change at KraussMaffei Technologies: Dirk Musser takes over the management from Jörg Stech on April 1, 2026.

Mark Lich takes over the management of the newly established Global Key Account Management department at Mapal. He strategically and operationally manages the sales activities of global key customers.