Andreas Krinninger

Andreas Krinninger has been a member of the Management Board since 2014. Since 2016 he has been responsible for the strategic development of the company in his double function as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He is also President of the KION Operations Unit Linde Material Handling EMEA. Before joining Linde, the graduate mechanical engineer worked in technology companies at leading positions.

Here is a brief overview of his professional career:

  • Since 2016 Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
    Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Since 2014 Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
    Member of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • 2011 – 2013 KION Group GmbH, Wiesbaden
    Chief Restructuring Officer, reporting to CEO and KION management
  • 2007 – 2011 Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts, London, UK
    Director, KKR Capstone, active, among others. For KION
  • 2005 – 2007 Grohe AG, Hemer
    Chief Supply Chain Officer, member of the Global Board
  • 2001 – 2005 LSG Sky Chefs, Dallas, USA
    Global Senior Vice President of Product Engineering & Operational Excellence,
    Member of the Supervisory Board: LSG Hygiene Institute, Neu-Isenburg,
    Member of the Supervisory Board: Airest Catering, Vienna
  • 1991 – 1993 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Wiesloch 
    Project engineer
  • Education
    • 1991 – 1995 Master of Science at MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, USA
    • 1986 – 1991 Studied mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University and MIT, Cambridge, USA