Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht

Martin Herrenknecht (born 1942) is the company founder, namesake, driving force and CEO of Herrenknecht AG. After completing his studies, the graduate engineer (FH) began his professional career as a design engineer in Switzerland. This was followed by several positions, some lasting several years, as project and design manager in Canada and Germany. From 1971 to 1975, Martin Herrenknecht worked again in Switzerland as head of mechanical engineering at the Seelisberg Tunnel with "Big John", the world's largest tunnelling machine at the time.

In 1975 he founded the engineering firm Martin Herrenknecht, and in 1977 Herrenknecht GmbH, of which he was Managing Director until the company was converted into an AG. Martin Herrenknecht is responsible for Group strategy, business development, Group marketing & communication, internal audit and mergers and acquisitions. Interim he is responsible for the Traffic Tunnelling division and the Group Brands business area.