Gordon Riske
| Professional Experience | |
| Since 2007 | KION GROUP GmbH, Wiesbaden (Germany) |
| Since April 2008 | Chief Executive Officer |
| 2007 | Member of the Executive Board |
| 2007 - 2009 | Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg (Germany) Chairman of the Management Board |
| 2000 - 2007 | Deutz AG, Cologne (Germany) Chairman of the Executive Board |
| 1996 – 2000 | KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg (Germany) |
| 1998 | Managing Director |
| 1996 | Appointment to the position of Director |
| 1991 – 1996 | KUKA Schweißanlagen & Roboter GmbH, Augsburg (Germany) |
| 1994 | Member of the Board |
| 1991 | Divisional Manager, Robots and Control Technology |
| 1982 – 1991 | KUKA Welding Systems & Robot Corporation, Sterling/Michigan (USA) Vice President Robotic Systems Division |
| 1977 – 1982 | DeVlieg Machine Company, Royal Oak/Michigan (USA) Electrical engineer |
| Education | |
| 1998 – 2001 | MBA programme at the GSBA, Zurich (Switzerland), in collaboration with the State University of New York (USA) |
| 1997 – 1998 | Degree as Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at the Oekreal School of Business, Zurich (Switzerland) |
| 1976 – 1981 | Degree course in electrical engineering, Lawrence Institute of Technology, Southfield/Michigan (USA) |