Management
Executive Board
Dr. Richard Robinson Smith („Rob“ Smith)
born 1965 in Augsburg (Germany)
Nationality: German / US-American
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Christian Harm
born 1968 in St. Pölten (Austria)
Nationality: Austrian
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Valeria Gargiulo
born 1972 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Nationality: Argentinian / Italian
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Andreas Krinninger
born 1967 in Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)
Nationality: Austrian
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Ching Pong Quek
born in 1967 in Batu Pahat/Johor (Malaysia)
Nationality: Malaysian
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Hans Michael Larsson
born 1965 in Vasteras (Sweden)
Nationality: Swedish / US-American
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Additional information
Additional Information in our Online Annual Report
Supervisory Board
Dr. Mohsen Sohi (Chairman)
Chairman
Non-Executive Board Member
Özcan Pancarci * (Deputy chairman)
Deputy chairman
Chairperson of the works council, Linde MH Headquarter and Plant II of Linde Material Handling GmbH;
Chairperson of the Group Works Council, KION Group and
Deputy Chairperson of the European Works Council, KION Group
Sherry A. Aaholm
Independent Consultant
Birgit A. Behrendt
Independent management consultant
Jan Bergemann *
Vice President Business Process Management, KION GROUP AG
Dr. Alexander Dibelius
Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners (Germany) GmbH
Martin Fahrendorf *
Chairperson of the works council, Dematic GmbH and Dematic Services GmbH and
member of the Group Works Council, KION Group
Kui Jiang
Senior President, Weichai Power Co., Ltd. and
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Weichai America Corp.
Peter Kameritsch
Non-Executive Board Member
Dominique Lembke *
Head of the Collective Bargaining Department, IG Metall Bezirksleitung Küste
Thomas Mainka *
Chairperson of the works council, STILL GmbH and
Deputy Chairperson of the Group Works Council, KION Group
Jörg Milla *
Chairperson of the works council for the branch Hamburg/Bremen, STILL GmbH and
Member of the Group Works Council, KION Group
Alexandra Schädler *
Head of Economics, ESG and Sustainability Reporting Division, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
Dr. Shaojun Sun
Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Vice President, Weichai Holding Group Co., Ltd
Claudia Wenzel *
Member of the works council, Linde MH Headquarter and Plant II of Linde Material Handling GmbH and
Member of the Group Works Council, KION Group
Xiaomei Zhang
Deputy Director Legal and Compliance, Weichai Power Co., Ltd. and
Deputy General Manager, Director of Legal Affairs, Overseas Marketing Center of Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
* = as representative of the employees
Last update: 27 May 2025
Additional Information
Additional Information in our Online Annual Report
Organization
Our Group structure
The KION Group has two segments, representing our product categories.
- The Industrial Trucks & Services segment encompasses forklift trucks, warehouse technology, and related services, including complementary financial services. It pursues a multi-brand strategy involving the three international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli plus the regional brands Fenwick and OM.
- The Supply Chain Solutions segment encompasses integrated technology and software solutions that are used to optimize supply chains. Manual and automated solutions are provided for all functions along customers’ supply chains, from goods inward and Multishuttle warehouse systems through to order picking. The Supply Chain Solutions segment comprises the Operating Unit KION SCS with the Dematic brand.
Corporate Services comprises holding companies and other service companies that provide services such as IT, and general administration across all segments.
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Corporate Governance
The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of KION GROUP AG are responsible for the company in accordance with the statutory provisions for stock corporations in Germany. This also includes the obligation to act within the principles of an exacting system of corporate governance that follows recognized standards. We believe these principles are essential to the Company’s long-term success. Compliance with them also increases the trust that our investors, employees, business partners, and the public have in the management and supervision of the Company. An extensive corporate governance report is an integral element of KION GROUP AG’s annual reports.
Declaration of Conformity (the comply-or-explain statement)
Every year, the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of KION GROUP AG submit their declaration of conformity (comply-or-explain statement) relating to the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code government commission pursuant to section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). It is available for download here.
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Declarations of Conformity (Comply-or-explain statements)
Remuneration of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board
Remuneration system for Executive Board members
The remuneration of the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG is focused on the sustainable and long-term development of the Company.
The total remuneration of the Executive Board comprises a non-performance-related salary, non-performance-related non-cash benefits, pension entitlements, and performance-related (variable) remuneration. The system has specifically been designed so that both positive and negative business as well as the achievement of individual targets developments have a noticeable impact (Pay for Performance).
When determining the Executive Board remuneration, the Supervisory Board places particular emphasis on sustainability by taking social and ecological aspects into account as well as on the Company’s long-term growth and has accordingly highly weighted the variable remuneration components.
The current remuneration system for the members of the Executive Board has been in place since fiscal year 2024. A description of the remuneration system for Executive Board members can be found here.
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The remuneration system for the members of the Executive Board was approved by the Annual General Meeting on May 29, 2024 with an approval rate of 95.69 percent percent of the votes cast.
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Remuneration system for members of the Supervisory Board
The remuneration of the Supervisory Board is set out in section 18 of the Articles of Association of KION GROUP AG. The remuneration of the Supervisory Board was last adjusted on may 27, 2025.
Both the structure and the amount of Supervisory Board remuneration take into account the requirements of the office of a member of the Supervisory Board of KION GROUP AG, in particular the time and responsibility involved.
The remuneration of the Supervisory Board is not performance-related. Supervisory Board members each receive fixed remuneration plus attendance fees and reimbursement of expenses.
A description of the remuneration system for members of the Supervisory Board can be found here:
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The existing remuneration system of the Supervisory Board was approved by the Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2025 with an approval rate of 99.90 percent of the votes cast.
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Remuneration report
The Remuneration Report for fiscal year 2024 was approved by the Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2025 with 73.89 % of the votes cast.
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Former remuneration systems for members of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board
Executive Board: 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2023
Supervisory Board: 01 June 2017 to 13 June 2025
Responsibility
As a company operating all around the world, we have corporate social responsibility toward our customers, employees, financial backers and the general public. This corporate social responsibility requires us to comply with all applicable laws, to respect ethical values and to act in a sustainability-oriented manner everywhere and at all times.
Human Rights and Minimum Standards
Respecting human rights and compliance with essential environmental standards are fundamental principles of our activities – all around the world. We clearly state this in our statement on the KION Group's human rights strategy.
Minimum employment standards apply across the entire KION Group. These standards are based on the universally recognized Human Rights and the fundamental conventions drawn up by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Furthermore, the KION Group is committed to paying its employees remuneration that is appropriate to the industry in the particular country and provides a living wage. In addition, the company is strongly committed to promoting health and safety in the workplace (see SDG 3 under Sustainability).
Monitoring of compliance with the standards set is carried out using various active and passive instruments.
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Responsibilty of our Suppliers
We also expect all of our suppliers worldwide to provide safe working conditions for their employees and comply with minimum social and environmental standards. The KION Group Principles of Supplier Conduct set out clear environmental and ethical guidelines, while the KION Group Code of Compliance and our General Purchasing Conditions stipulate specific requirements and rules of conduct.
