Thomas Toepfer

Thomas Toepfer is Chairman at KION North America Corp., Chief Financial Officer at Airbus SE since 2023, Member of the Supervisory Board at CLAAS KGaA. mbH since 2022, and Member of the Executive Board at KION Holding 2 GmbH, MPP Verwaltungs GmbH, and MPP Beteiligungs GmbH.
Former roles include Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Linde Material Handling GmbH, Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director at Covestro AG from 2019 to 2023, Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director at KION GROUP AG from 2013 to 2018, Chief Financial Officer at Galeria SARL & Co. KG.
from 2008 to 2011, Director-Group Controlling at Arcandor AG from 2005 to 2008, Director-Group Controlling at Hapag-Lloyd AG from 2004 to 2005, Member of the Management Board at STILL GmbH from 2011 to 2015, Chief Financial Officer and Director-Labor Relations at KION Group GmbH from 2013 to 2014, Director at Superlift UK Ltd., Joint Director at Islavista Spain SA, and Director at KION Group GmbH.
Education includes a doctorate from WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management conferred in 1999.