Karl Pühringer (born in 1965)
has been CEO of the ROVEMA Group since July 2024.
The internationally recognized manager has extensive industry experience and 25 years of management experience in international organizations in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. After several years abroad as Managing Director of Austrian VA Technologie in Mexico and Indonesia, he was responsible for international projects for clients in the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors at A.T. Kearney. He then worked for the US-based Baldwin Technology Company, most recently in the position of CEO. In the further course of his career, he was a member of the board of the Swisslog Group in Switzerland and CEO of the internationally active Telelift Group.
Dr. Dirk Panhans (born 1978)
has been CFO of ROVEMA Group since July 2023.
After a PhD in International Management, he worked for over 20 years in strategy- and management roles for mechanical engineering companies. At McKinsey & Company, he advised clients in the Automotive & Assembly sector, primarily on commercial due diligence and business development in emerging markets. At the forklift manufacturer KION Group, he held various management positions in Finance, M&A, business development and restructuring. For the PE firms Orlando Management and Family Trust Investors, he held interim roles at industrial portfolio companies. And for the Swiss textile machine manufacturer Rieter AG, he was CFO and co-head of Rieter India Pvt. Ltd.