After 25 years at Koenig & Bauer, Ralf Sammeck, CEO, Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, Member of the Executive Board and CDO, Koenig & Bauer AG, will retire on June 30, 2025.
Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO, Koenig & Bauer, says, “Ralf has succeeded in continuously establishing the Sheetfed segment as a complete solution provider and expanding market leadership in the packaging sector. In doing so, he has positioned the division for the future. With his instinct for customers and markets, he is a role model for the sales team worldwide.”
The successor to this role has been prepared accordingly to ensure a sustainable and orderly handover in the interests of customer satisfaction. Markus Weiss will take up his position as Managing Director CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed AG & Co. KG on February 1, 2025 and will be a member of the Group Management reporting to the Executive Board.
Markus Weiss will be new Managing Director CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed AG & Co, from February 2025.
“Markus is a strong, international leader who has built up an excellent network over the past almost 20 years and brings enormous experience in our industry. I am particularly pleased about this because our customers are important to me,” assures Sammeck.
“Offset printing will remain the leading technology in packaging and commercial printing in the long term, complemented by innovative solutions in the prepress and postpress areas. At the same time, digital printing is becoming increasingly important. The optimal combination of both technologies opens up new growth opportunities for our customers and shows that their joint use will shape the future of the printing industry. I am delighted to be able to contribute my knowledge and experience in this exciting field to the leading packaging manufacturer with a great team,” confirms Weiss.
