A brand that stands for success. For your success.
When you think of Jungheinrich you think of reliable products, sophisticated solutions and innovations with real added value. This strength of the Jungheinrich brand is the secure basis for sustainable success.
Hans-Georg Frey,
Chairman of the Board of Management
"We are far more than forklift manufacturers. We are Jungheinrich 4.0."
Dr. Lars Brzoska,
Member of the Board of Management, Engineering
“Right now, no other intralogistics brand is as powerful as ours.“
Christian Erlach,
Member of the Board of Management, Marketing & Sales
“The entire spectrum of intralogistics from a single source – this is Jungheinrich!“
Dr. Volker Hues,
Member of the Board of Management, Finance
"Jungheinrich stands for entrepreneurship and vision."
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach,
Member of the Board of Management, Logistics Systems
"The future of intralogistics is yellow."
Management
This section provides details on the composition of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG. The Board of Management is responsible for the operational management of the company's activities. Under German law, all joint stock companies (AGs) are also required to have a Supervisory Board to monitor the activities of executive management.
Board of Management
Hans-Georg Frey, Chairman of the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany, Labour Director
Born: July 27, 1956 in Stuttgart, Germany
1977-1982 Studied at the Universities of Erlangen, Germany, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Tübingen, Germany, Law (passed First State Exam)
1983-1986 Probationary Legal Service (passed Second State Exam)
1992-1999 In-service MBA studies in Zürich, Switzerland and Albany, USA
1986-2001 Spindelfabrik Süßen GmbH (leading textile machine manufacturer), top-level managerial tasks (from 1991 onwards as Managing Director) in the fields of Law, Sales, Human Resources and Material Management
2001-2007 Liebherr Werk Ehingen GmbH (world market leader in mobile cranes and heavy crawler cranes), Germany, Managing Director Sales
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
Since 2007 Chairman of the Board of Management, Hamburg, Germany
Mandats
Since 2010 Member of the Supervisory Board of Fielmann AG
Since 2017 Member of the Advisory Board of HOYER GmbH
Honorary Position
Since 2014 Chairman of the Board of Management of Ostasiatischer Verein e. V.
Dr. Lars Brzoska, Member of the Board of Management, Engineering, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: September 16, 1972 in Herford, Germany
1993-1998 Studied Business Management at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, Business Management (degree: Master’s Equivalent in Business Management)
1998-2003 Institute of Business Management for Plant and System Technologies at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, research Assistant
2003 PhD in Economics; subject: The Conjoint Analysis as a Tool for Forecasting Price Reactions (degree: Dr. rer. pol.)
2003-2010 GILDEMEISTER AG, Bielefeld, Germany, last DMG Vertriebs und Service GmbH, Bielefeld, Managing Director
2010-2014 Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, last Member of the Board of Management
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
2014-2018 Member of the Board of Management, Marketing & Sales, Hamburg, Germany
Since 2018 Member of the Board of Management, Engineering, Hamburg, Germany
Christian Erlach, Member of the Board of Management, Marketing & Sales, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: December 28, 1962 in Vienna, Austria
1982-1989 Studied at University of Economics Vienna, Austria, Emphasis on Cost Accounting and Controlling (degree: Master’s equivalent in Social and Economic Sciences)
1985-2001 Kerion Fördermittel Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, Austria, last Sales Manager
2001-2007 ONE GmbH (Mobile Operator in Austria), Vienna, Austria, last Head of Direct Sales
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
2007-2015 Managing Director Jungheinrich Austria Vertriebsges.m.b.H, Vienna, Austria
2013-2018 Vice President Sales South East Europe, South Africa, South America, Hamburg, Germany
Since 2018 Member of the Board of Management, Marketing & Sales, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Volker Hues, Member of the Board of Management, Finance, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: November 11, 1963 in Dortmund, Germany
1984-1990 Studied at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Business Management (degree: Master’s equivalent in Economics)
1998 PhD in Business Management; subject: Integrating Company Acquisitions (degree: Dr. rer. pol.)
1990-1998 Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, Duisburg, Germany, last Equity Stake Controlling Department
2000-2009 CWS-boco International GmbH, Duisburg, Germany, Chief Financial Officer
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
Since 2009 Member of the Board of Management, Finance, Hamburg, Germany
Since 2013 Concurrently responsible for the “Mail Order Division”
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach, Member of the Board of Management, Logistics Systems, Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg, Germany
Born: May 8, 1959 in Mainz, Germany
1978-1984 Studied Mechanical Engineering at Universität Clausthal, Germany, and Universität Hannover, Germany (degree: Master’s equivalent in Engineering)
1984-1988 Universität Hannover in the field of planning and controlling warehousing and transportation systems, Research Assistant
1988 PhD in Mechanical Engineering; subject: Computer-aided Planning of AGV Systems (degree: Dr.-Ing.)
1989-1991 Gesellschaft für Materialflussforschung (consulting firm in Wedemark, Germany), Head of the Planning and Development Department
Milestones at Jungheinrich AG
1991-1992 Assistant to the Member of the Board of Management, Engineering, Hamburg, Germany
1993 Head of the Narrow-Aisle Forklift Truck Development Department, Hamburg-Wandsbek Factory
1994-1995 Head of the Reach Truck Development Department, Norderstedt Factory
1996-1999 Reach Truck Production Line Manager, Norderstedt Factory
1999-2001 Lüneburg Factory Manager
2001-2007 Norderstedt and Lüneburg Factory Manager
2008-2015 Member of the Board of Management, Engineering, Hamburg, Germany
Since 2015 Member of the Board of Management, Logistics Systems, Hamburg, Germany
Jungheinrich is a strong brand built on the solid foundation of our family values. We attribute utmost importance to long-term, dependable customer relations.
Since the early 2000s the Lange and Wolf shareholder families as well as the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG promotes sciences, research and development.
