Dr Axel Kaufmann

Deputy President - CFO

Axel Kaufmann

Born in 1969, Axel Kaufmann started his career as a trainee at Deutsche Bank, with secondments to New York and Toronto. In his spare time he studied in Paris as part of an exchange programme, following this up with a BA in business administration at Würzburg University and a masters degree in international business at Paderborn University, where he also gained a PhD in banking and finance. Dr Kaufmann is married and has two children.

Curriculum vitae

2011

Deputy President, Koenig & Bauer Group 

2010

CFO at Koenig & Bauer AG

2009

Head of business insight, planning and stategy at NSN

2007

Head of finance and control for multiple business units of joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)

2005

Head of finance at a software business unit of Siemens’ mobile networks division

2004

Head of business administration at the supply chain division for Siemens’ European plants

2001

CFO of Siemens’ shared services unit in the USA

1999

Director of business development at Siemens’ Procurement and Logistics Services in Munich

1996

Assistant to the head of corporate purchasing at Siemens headquarters

1993

Apprentice and Trainee at Deutsche Bank AG