corporate organs
supervisory board
Dr. Rolf Bartke
Berlin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
Industrial engineer,
eads n. v., Amsterdam / Netherlands **
j & r Carter Partnership Foundation, Atlanta / usa **
Keiper Recaro Group, Kaiserslautern **
saf-Holland s. a., Luxembourg / Luxembourg **
(until January 31, 2009)
sfc Smart Fuel Cell ag, Brunnthal *
sortimo North America Inc., Atlanta / usa **
Jürgen Kerner ***
Königsbrunn, Deputy Chairman of the
Supervisory Board (since May 15, 2008)
1st Secretary of ig Metall trade union, Augsburg
eads Deutschland GmbH, Munich
(since May 29, 2008) *
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH, Donauwörth *
man ag, Munich *
man Diesel se, Augsburg *
manroland ag, Offenbach *
Mirko Geiger *** (until May 15, 2008)
Heidelberg, Deputy Chairman of the
Supervisory Board
1st Secretary of ig Metall trade union, Heidelberg
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen ag *
Dr. Reiner Beutel
Ludwigburg, Chairman of the Executive Board
of saf-Netherlands s. a., Luxembourg / Luxembourg (since February 1, 2009)
Fischer-Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. kg,
Gemmrigheim **
Haldex ab, Stockholm / Sweden (Chairman of the Board of Directors) (since April 15, 2008) **
Mirror Controls International, Montfoort /
Netherlands (Chairman of the Board of Directors) **
Pepyn René Dinandt
Munich, Chairman of the Executive Board
of monier Group GmbH, Oberursel
(since July 8, 2008)
Member of the Executive Board of Conergy ag, Hamburg (until April 30, 2008)
Wilfried Eberhardt *** (since May 15,2008)
Aichach, Managing Director Europe
of kuka Roboter GmbH, Augsburg
Staff member holding commercial power
of attorney of kuka Roboter GmbH, Augsburg
Helmut Gierse (since May 15, 2008)
Nürnberg, Graduate engineer, industrial consultant
Proton Power Systems plc., Newcastle upon Tyne / Great Britain (Non-Executive Director)
(since January 1, 2009) **
Siegfried Greulich *** (since May 15, 2008)
Augsburg, Chairman of the Works Council
of kuka Systems GmbH, Augsburg
Prof. Dr.-Ing Gerd Hirzinger (until May 15, 2008)
Seefeld, Director of dlr – Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics, Wessling
Thomas Knabel *** (since May 15, 2008)
Zwickau, 2nd Secretary of ig Metall trade union,
Zwickau branch
Dr. Helmut Leube
Herrsching, Chairman of the Executive Board
of deutz ag, Cologne (since February 1, 2008)
Member of the Excecutive Board of Webasto ag, Stockdorf (until January 31, 2008)
deutz Engine Company Ltd., Dalian / China
(Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors)
(since July 1, 2008) *
Webasto Roof Systems Inc., Rochester Hills / usa (Chairman) (until January 31, 2008) *
Dr. Herbert Meyer
Königstein / Taunus, mba equivalent
Director of Deutsche Prüfstelle für
Rechnungslegung dpr e. V.
Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel, Berlin
demag Cranes ag, Düsseldorf *
Deutsche Beteiligungs ag, Frankfurt / Main *
Sektkellerei Schloss Wachenheim ag, Wachenheim *
webasto ag, Stockdorf *
Verlag Europa-Lehrmittel GmbH,
Haan (Advisory Board) **
Goss International Corporation, Bolingbrook,
Illinois / usa **
Dipl.-Ing (fh) Herbert R. Meyer *** (until May 15, 2008)
Augsburg, Chairman of the Works Council
of kuka Systems GmbH, Augsburg
Walter Prues ***
Augsburg, Chairman of the
kuka Group Works Council
Fritz Seifert ***
Schwarzenberg, Chairman of the Works Council
of kuka Systems GmbH, Augsburg,
Toolmaking Division, Schwarzenberg
Deputy Chairman of the kuka Group Works Council
Wilhelm Steinhart *** (until May 15, 2008)
Friedberg, Staff member holding commercial
power of attorney of kuka Systems GmbH,
Augsburg
Dr. jur. Wolf Hartmut Prellwitz
Karlsruhe, Honorary Chairman
executive board
Dr. Horst J. Kayser (since October 1, 2008)
Erlangen, Chairman of the Executive Board
Chairman of the Board of Directors
of kuka Systems Corporation North America,
Sterling Heights / usa (since October 1, 2008) **
Dr. Matthias J. Rapp (since July 1, 2008)
Frankfurt / Main, Executive Board Finance and Controlling
Stock Exchange Council Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse **
Dipl.-Math. Bernd Liepert (until December 31, 2008)
Meitingen, Executive Board Robotics Division
Chairman of the Executive Board
of kuka Roboter GmbH, Augsburg **
(until February 4, 2009)
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Wiedemann
(until September 30, 2008)
Graben, Chairman of the Executive Board
Member of the Executive Board of vdma,
Frankfurt / Main **
Chairman of the Board of Directors of
kuka Systems Corporation North America,
Sterling Heights / usa (until September 30, 2008) **
Member of the Executive Board of
kuka vaz Engineering, Togliatti / Russia
(until September 30, 2008) **
Member of the Executive Board of
kuka Automotive n. v., Houthalen / Belgium
(until September 30, 2008) **
Dr. Jürgen Koch (until June 30, 2008)
Königstein / Taunus,
Executive Board Finance and Controlling
Allianz Deutschland ag (Advisory Board, Bayern) **
Stock Exchange Council Stuttgarter Börse **
Dresdner Bank ag (Advisory Board) **
* Supervisory Board member of the following companies
** Membership in comparable German and foreign control bodies of business enterprises
*** Employee Representative