Management
Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, CEO
- Born in 1966
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
- Member of the Board of Management since January 1, 2017; appointed until December 31, 2026
- CEO since January 1, 2022
Responsible for:
- Automotive
- Woodworking
- Industrial Automation
- Clean Technology Systems Environmental
- Corporate Human Resources (Employee Affairs Director)
- Corporate Communications
- Corporate Development
- Corporate Sustainability
- Purchasing
1990 - 1999 |
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt am Main Various management positions Member of the Management Board |
1999 - 2002 | PhD (Dr.-Ing.) |
1999 - 2003 |
Turbo-Lufttechnik GmbH (TLT), Zweibrücken & Cleveland, Ohio President & CEO |
2003 - 2005 |
Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt Member of the Management Board/COO |
2006 - 2014 |
Schenck Process Holding GmbH, Darmstadt President & CEO |
2014 - 2016 |
Endurance Capital AG, Munich Senior Partner Independent Consultant |
since 2017 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Member of the Board of Management |
2020 - 2021 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Deputy CEO |
since 2022 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart CEO |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |
Dietmar Heinrich, CFO
- Born in 1963
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
- Member of the Board of Management since August 1, 2020; appointed until September 30, 2026
Responsible for:
- OneDürrGroup programs
- Finance/Controlling/ICS
- Legal Affairs/Patents/Insurance
- Treasury
- Taxes
- Internal Auditing
- Corporate Compliance
- Risk Management
- Investor Relations
- Global IT
1990 – 1995 |
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. Reinigungssysteme, Winnenden Administrator and Team Leader Controlling |
1995 – 2001 |
FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG, Schweinfurt (since 2001 part of the Schaeffler Group) Controlling, Assistant to CEO, Head of Corporate Office, Head of Production Controlling FAG OEM and Trade |
2001 – 2005 |
Schaeffler Group Joint Managing Director Administration and member of the Board of Directors FAG HANWHA Bearings Corp., Seoul / Korea |
2005 – 2006 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Korea and member of the Board of Directors Schaeffler Korea Corp., Seoul / Korea |
2006 – 2009 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Asia/Pacific, Shanghai / China |
2009 – 2011 |
Schaeffler Group Vice President of the Linear Technology business unit, Homburg |
2011 – 2014 |
Schaeffler Group CFO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
2014 – 2017 |
Schaeffler Group CEO Europe, Herzogenaurach |
2017 – 2020 |
Schaeffler AG CFO, Herzogenaurach |
since 2020 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart CFO |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |
Senior Executive Management
Dr. Lars Friedrich
CEO Automotive division
Short biography
- Born in 1971
- Nationality: German
- Study: Physics and Economics
1996 – 1999 | CREOL Fellowship, University of Central Florida, USA | |
1999 | Ph.D. Physics | |
1999 – 2000 |
Ciena Corp, Hanover, Maryland, USA Lead Engineer | |
2000 – 2008 |
Adva Optical Networking SE, Munich Various management positions (incl. Vice President Technology/Strategy, Vice President Product Line) | |
2009 – 2015 |
JDS Uniphase Corp., Miliptas, California, USA Vice President and General Manager in various business units | |
2015 – 2018 |
Sick AG, Reute Chairman Division Identification & Measuring Member of the Sick Management Board Co Head Sick Industry 4.0 Initiative | |
since October 2018 | Member of the Board of Management Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen | |
2019 - 2024 | CEO Application Technology division | |
since January 2025 | CEO Automotive division | |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |
Dr. Sebastian Baumann
CEO Clean Technology Systems Environmental division
Short biography
- Born in 1979
- Nationality: German
- Study: Dipl.-Kfm. (technical oriented)
2002 - 2007 |
Stuttgart University, Stuttgart (Germany) Dipl.-Kfm. (technical oriented) Dr. rer. pol. | |
2002 - 2007 |
Stuttgart University, Stuttgart (Germany) Chair of Finance lead by Prof. Dr. Henry Schäfer | |
2007 - 2011 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG, Stuttgart (Germany) Advisory Transactions - Valuation & Strategy Manager (since Oct. 2010) | |
2011 - 2012 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, London (UK) Management Consulting – Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure Manager | |
2012 - 2014 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG, Frankfurt (Germany) Advisory – Management Consulting / M&A Senior Manager | |
2014 - 2018 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart (Germany) Head of Corporate Development and M&A | |
2018 - 2024 |
Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen (Germany) CFO Division Clean Technology Systems | |
October 2024 - December 2024 | CEO Division Clean Technology Systems | |
since January 2025 | CEO Division Clean Technology Systems Environmental | |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |
Dr. Jochen Weyrauch
CEO Industrial Automation division
Short biography
- Born in 1966
- Nationality: German
- Study: Industrial Engineering and Management
1990 - 1999 |
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt am Main Various management positions Member of the Management Board |
1999 - 2002 | PhD (Dr.-Ing.) |
1999 - 2003 |
Turbo-Lufttechnik GmbH (TLT), Zweibrücken & Cleveland, Ohio President & CEO |
2003 - 2005 |
Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt Member of the Management Board/COO |
2006 - 2014 |
Schenck Process Holding GmbH, Darmstadt President & CEO |
2014 - 2016 |
Endurance Capital AG, Munich Senior Partner Independent Consultant |
since 2017 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Member of the Board of Management |
2020 - 2021 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart Deputy CEO |
since 2022 |
Dürr AG, Stuttgart CEO |
since January 2025 | CEO Industrial Automation division |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |
Dr. Daniel Schmitt
CEO Woodworking division
Short biography
- Born in 1970
- Nationality: German
- Study: Chemical engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
1997 - 2002 |
University of Karlsruhe, Engler-Bunte-Institute, Karlsruhe, Research associate Promotion PhD (Dr.) | |
2002 - 2008 |
Freudenberg Vliesstoffe KG, Weinheim various management positions (incl. Head of Sales Industrial Filtration Germany/Scandinavia, Filter division) | |
2008 |
Freudenberg Nonwovens (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg General Manager, Filter division | |
2009 - 2010 |
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg Managing Director and Site Executive Officer | |
2011 - 2017 |
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies SE & Co. KG, Weinheim Head of Industrial Filtration Europe as well as Global Vice President Industrial Filtration | |
July 2017 - February 2020 |
Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen CEO Clean Technology Systems division | |
March 2020 - June 2021 |
Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen Member of the Board of Management of Dürr Systems AG | |
July 2021 - December 2021 |
HOMAG Group AG, Schopfloch Member of the Board of HOMAG Group AG | |
since January 2022 |
HOMAG Group AG, Schopfloch CEO | |
2022 - 2024 | CEO Woodworking Machinery and Systems division | |
since January 2025 | CEO Woodworking division | |
(As of Jan 1, 2025) |