Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller born Leibinger (born December 15, 1959) is an American-born 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.

Early life and education

Leibinger-Kammüller is the daughter of

Berthold Leibinger Berthold Leibinger (26 November 1930 – 16 October 2018) was a German mechanical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. He was the head of the German company Trumpf, a leader in laser technology, and founder of the non-profit foundation Bert ...

. She holds a doctorate in philology, having studied German, English and Japanese studies in

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and

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. She is a dual citizen of

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and the

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by the virtue of her birth in

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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. She is responsible for the strategic development of the company, corporate communication, brand management, real estate management and sustainable business, legal affairs, M+A as well as internal risk management. She also has the regional responsibility for China. 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 (, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The first edition of was ...

'', Member of the Editorial Board (since 2020) *

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (, LBBW) is a universal bank and the Landesbank for some Federal States of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen). As of 2018, it is Germany's biggest state-backed landesbank lender. LBBW is a full-s ...

(LBBW), Member of the Advisory Board *

Allensbach Institute The Allensbach Institute, formally the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research or Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Polling (), is a private opinion poll, polling institute based in Allensbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Histor ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Siemens AG Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the posit ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2021) *

Voith The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith trades in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport. Founded in 1867, Voith today has aroun ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2018) *

Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation group. Its major and founding subsidiary airline Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. It ranks List of largest airlin ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2016) *

Axel Springer SE Axel Springer SE () is a European multinational corporation, multinational mass media, mass and online media company, based in Berlin, Germany. The company offers printing and publishing of advertisements, digital classifieds portfolio, marketi ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2010–2019)

Non-profit organizations

* Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (since 2021) *

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities for the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. Housed in three locations in and around Ber ...

, Member of the Senate * Cultural Foundation of the Federal States, Member of the Board of Trustees * Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2017) * Friends of the German Literature Archive Marbach, Chairwoman (since 2016) *

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; ) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II ...

(TUM), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2013) * Berthold Leibinger Foundation, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees *

Foundation for Family Businesses The Foundation for Family Businesses (Die Stiftung für Familienunternehmen in Deutschland und Europa) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit Foundation (nonprofit), foundation headquartered in Munich, Germany. It has a representative office ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Fraunhofer Society The Fraunhofer Society () is a German publicly-owned research organization with 76institutes spread throughout Germany, each focusing on different fields of applied science (as opposed to the Max Planck Society, which works primarily on Basic re ...

, Member of the Senate * Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Max Planck Society The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the M ...

, Member of the Senate *

Robert Bosch Stiftung The is a German foundation that owns a majority shareholding in Robert Bosch GmbH, from which it derives its funding. The foundation was established in accordance with the wishes of Robert Bosch, who died in 1942, and conducts and finances s ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Schule Schloss Salem Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: ''School of Salem Castle'') is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It offers the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureate (IB). With se ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft – or Stifterverband for short – is a registered not-for-profit association that is based in Essen and which also has a capital city office in Berlin. Its work is focused on education, science and in ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees *

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...

, Honorary Senator

Political activities

Leibinger-Kammüller served as a CDU delegate to the

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for the purpose of electing the

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in 2009 and 2010. In August 2012, she was part of

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’s delegation on a state visit to

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. During the

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in April 2016, she was among the 15 German CEOs who were invited to a private dinner with

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. In April 2020, Leibinger-Kammüller was appointed by Minister-President

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to a 12-member expert group to advise on economic and social consequences of the

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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,

, her brother, Peter Leibinger, and her husband, Mathias Kammüller * 2008: The

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

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 Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

region * 2011: The Ring of Honor of the city of

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* 2012: Knight of the

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* 2014: McCloy Award * 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 Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician and economist affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Chancellor of Germany (1949–), chancellor of West Ge ...

Prize for Economic Journalism
2016: Member of the Handelsblatt Hall of Fame der Familienunternehmen
* 2017:

Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize The Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation (German: ''Hanns Martin Schleyer-Stiftung'') is a German foundation that promotes research in economics, law and cultural sciences. It was established in 1977 by the Confederation of German Employers' Associa ...

* 2017: Lutherrose * 2019: Ehrenpreis für Familienunternehmen

Publications

* ''Awakening and Resignation: Erich Kästners Late Works 1945 – 1967'', Dissertation, University of Zürich 1988.

External links

Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller: President and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of the TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG.

References

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