Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller
Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller (born December 15, 1959 in Wilmington, Ohio as Nicola Leibinger) is a German businesswoman. She is the president and chairwoman of the Managing Board of the Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG, of which she has been a member since 2003, after having joined the company in 1985 as a public relations and branding specialist.
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Born | Nicola Leibinger December 15, 1959 |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President and Chairwoman of the Group Management Board |
Years active | 1985 - Present |
Early life and education
Leibinger-Kammüller is the daughter of Berthold Leibinger. She holds a doctorate in philology, having studied German, English and Japanese studies in University of Freiburg, University of Vermont and ETH Zurich.
Career
Leibinger-Kammüller worked in different executive positions for Trumpf, starting in 1984 in the press and public relations department. She worked for Trumpf in Japan for two years, and became managing director of the Berthold Leibinger Foundation in 1992. She was made executive vice-president of Trumpf in 2003, and president and a director of the main board in 2005.[1] Her responsibilities encompass corporate strategy, corporate communications and real estate and facilities.
Leibinger-Kammüller was a member of the Council for Innovation and Growth and is in the Scientific Commission of the German Council of Science and Humanities. In addition to her role at Trumpf, she also holds, or has held, various board memberships.
Corporate boards
- Die Zeit, Member of the Editorial Board (since 2020)[2]
- Siemens AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2007)[3]
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Member of the Advisory Board[4]
- Allensbach Institute, Member of the Board of Trustees[5]
- Voith, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2018)[6]
- Lufthansa, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2016)[7][8]
Non-profit organizations
- Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Member of the Senate[9]
- Cultural Foundation of the Federal States, Member of the Board of Trustees[10]
- Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017)[11]
- Friends of the German Literature Archive Marbach, Chairwoman (since 2016)[12]
- Technical University of Munich (TUM), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2013)[13]
- Berthold Leibinger Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees[14]
- Foundation for Family Businesses, Member of the Board of Trustees[15]
- Fraunhofer Society, Member of the Senate[16]
- Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[17]
- Max Planck Society, Member of the Senate[18]
- Robert Bosch Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees[19]
- Schule Schloss Salem, Member of the Board of Trustees[20]
- Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Member of the Board of Trustees[21]
- University of Tübingen, Honorary Senator[22]
Political activities
Leibinger-Kammüller served as a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2009 and 2010. In August 2012, she was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation on a state visit to China.[23] During the Hannover Messe in April 2016, she was among the 15 German CEOs who were invited to a private dinner with President Barack Obama.[24]
In April 2020, Leibinger-Kammüller was appointed by Minister-President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia to a 12-member expert group to advise on economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[25]
Personal life
Leibinger-Kammüller has been married since 1984 and has four children.
Recognition
- 2006: The German Fairness Prize for merits with regards to "a fair and transparent company and management culture", together with her father, Berthold Leibinger, her brother, Peter Leibinger, and her husband, Mathias Kammüller
- 2008: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for merits in the areas of business, education and society, and for her civic commitment
- 2011: The Hans-Peter Stihl Award for contributions to the development of the Stuttgart region
- 2011: The Ring of Honor of the city of Garbsen
- 2012: Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2014: McCloy Award[26]
- 2015: German Leadership Award
- 2015: The Grand Gold Medal of Honor of Upper Austria
- 2015: The Progressive Thinker Award of the Plansecur Company Group
- 2015: The Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism
- 2016: Member of the Handelsblatt Hall of Fame der Familienunternehmen
- 2017: Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
- 2017: Lutherrose[27]
- 2019: Ehrenpreis für Familienunternehmen[28]
Publications
- Awakening and Resignation: Erich Kästners Late Works 1945 - 1067, Dissertation, University of Zürich 1988.
External links
References
- Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller Financial Times, November 15, 2011.
- ZEIT Verlag beruft Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller in den Herausgeberrat Die Zeit, press release of 25 May 2020.
- Supervisory Board, Siemens AG. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- 2015 Annual Report Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).
- Board of Trustees Allensbach Institute.
- Siegfried Russwurm appointed to the Voith Shareholders’ Committee Voith, press release of March 27, 2018.
- Tanja Kewes (March 10, 2008), Verjüngungskur Lufthansa baut Aufsichtsrat um Handelsblatt.
- 2008 Annual Report: Supervisory Board Lufthansa
- Senate Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the Federal States.
- Board of Trustees, Deutsche Nationalstiftung.
- Freundeskreis unter neuem Vorsitz - Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller einstimmig gewählt Südwest Presse, June 9, 2016.
- HighTech-Unternehmerin und Rundfunk-Intendant im TUM-Hochschulrat: Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller und Ulrich Wilhelm berufen Technical University of Munich (TUM), press release of September 30, 2013.
- About the Foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung.
- Board of Trustees Foundation for Family Businesses.
- Members of the Senate Fraunhofer Society.
- Board of Trustees Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation.
- Senate, as of April 6, 2020 Max Planck Society.
- The Partners and Members of the Board of Trustees, Robert Bosch Stiftung. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- Board of Trustees Schule Schloss Salem.
- Board of Trustees, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- Honorary Senators University of Tübingen.
- Henning Krumrey (August 29, 2012), Kanzlerin reist mit zwei Airbussen nach China Politico Europe.
- Hans von der Burchard (April 25, 2016), POLITICO Pro’s Morning Trade: Breaking bread with the president Politico Europe.
- Kristian Frigelj (April 1, 2020), Zwölfköpfiges Gremium: Armin Laschet gründet „Expertenrat Corona“ Die Welt.
- 2014 McCloy Awards Dinner Honors Heads of TRUMPF and Blackstone, The American Council on Germany. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- DIE WELT (2017-10-22), "Unternehmerin aus Baden-Württemberg erhält LutherRose", DIE WELT (in German), retrieved 2017-10-30
- "Die besten Entrepreneure Deutschlands" (in German).