Dr. Axel von Wiedersperg

Dr. Axel von Wiedersperg, CEO of Brückner Technology Holding GmbH, Siegsdorfspoke on the topic "'Worth it to the customer' - Case study of a global market & technology leader in the niche".

Brückner Technology Holding GmbH unites medium-sized mechanical engineering companies in the plastics and packaging industry. In addition to Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (Siegsdorf), the service company Brückner Servtec GmbH (Siegsdorf) and the thermoforming specialist Kiefel GmbH (Freilassing), the group also includes the Swiss company PSG PackSys Global Ltd (Rüti). Founded in 1960, Brückner Maschinenbau is today the world market leader in the construction of systems for bi-axially stretched films. Around 600 Brückner production lines are currently in successful operation worldwide. Through Brückner Servtec GmbH, founded in 2003, the holding company covers the entire service requirements of machine operators. In addition to the classic spare parts business, the company also provides customers with training services and optimization programs. In 2007, Kiefel GmBH was acquired and integrated into the holding company. It is also a global market leader in the design and manufacture of machines for processing plastic films with core competencies in forming and joining technology. PackSys Global Ltd., acquired in 2011, is the global market leader in the field of laminate tube machines.

Dr. Axel von Wiedersperg, 40 years old and father of 4 children, is CEO of Brückner Technology Holding GmbH. From 2001 to 2004, the doctor of law worked for the strategy consultancy Bain & Company. His last client as a consultant was Mannesmann Plastics Machinery GmbH, for which he set up a profitability improvement program and implemented it from the holding company from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2009, he gained insights into the operational depths of mechanical engineering at Demag Plastics Group, first as Production and Logistics Manager in Cleveland Ohio and later as VP Operations in Schwaig near Nuremberg with responsibility for plants in the USA, India, China and two plants in Germany. Since 2009, he has managed the Brückner Group, which is organized around Brückner Maschinenbau.

Status: Beginning of 2013