Michael Kummert, on April 1, 2012, is to become Executive Vice President of Production for German press maker Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA). He is to takeover production responsibilities from company President and CEO, Claus Bolza-Schünemann, at KBA’s primary sheetfed and web press factories in Radebeul and Würzburg.
Kummert (49) will also be responsible for continuing the integration of KBA’s other domestic and foreign production plants in the recently expanded internal group supply network. After its realignment over the past couple of years, KBA explains the move is the result of the supervisory board’s objective to expand the management board with a production expert in order to boost efficiency, cut costs and target new fields of activity.
Kummert was recruited from global roller-bearing manufacturer SKF in Schweinfurt, which he joined in 1990 after taking an engineering degree at the technical university in Karlsruhe, Germany, majoring in production technology. With SKF, he reorganized manufacturing processes and the restructuring of production plants in various capacities. His last appointment with SKF was as head of a new business unit for large and taper roller bearings with a workforce of around 1,000.
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