Executive Board
The Executive Board of KUKA Management SE consists of Christoph Schell (CEO), Alexander Tan (CFO), and Dr. Hui Zhang (CTO).
Members of the Executive Board of KUKA Management SE
Christoph Schell, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Christoph Schell was born in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. He studied Business Administration at the ESB Business School in Reutlingen, Germany.
Professional background
1988 – 1995
Schell Distribution GmbH, Stuttgart/ Germany, Co-Owner
1996 – 1997
Procter & Gamble, Frankfurt/ Germany, Brand Manager
1997 – 1998
HP, Stuttgart/ Germany, Product Manager Inkjet Printing EMEA
1998 – 2000
HP, Dubai / UAE, Sales & Marketing Manager Print Middle East
2000 – 2002
HP, Dubai / UAE, Director Sales Commercial Business Middle East
2002 – 2005
HP, Dubai / UAE, Director PC Business Middle East
2005 – 2006
HP, Dubai / UAE, Director Sales EMEA
2006 – 2007
HP, Sydney / Australia, VP & GM Printing South Pacific
2007 – 2010
HP, Singapore, VP Inkjet Printing & Consumer Go-To-Market APJ
2010 – 2012
HP, CA/ USA, VP Inkjet Printing & Consumer Go-To-Market Americas
2012 – 2012
HP, COO Print and Personal Systems APJ
2013 – 2014
Royal Dutch Philips, Executive Vice President Lighting
2014 – 2018
HP Inc., President Americas Region& Member of the Executive Leadership Team
2018 – 2019
HP Inc., President 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing& Member of the Executive Leadership Team
2019 - 2022
HP Inc., Chief Commercial Officer & Member of the Executive Leadership Team
2022 - 2025
Intel Corp., Chief Commercial Officer & Member of the Executive Leadership Team
2025
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, Augsburg / Germany, CEO
2025 – present
KUKA Management SE, Augsburg / Germany, CEO
Alexander Tan, Chief Financial Officer
Alexander Tan was born in Delft, Netherlands, in 1970.
He studied Industrial Engineering & Management (Master of Science) at the Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands.
Professional background
1996 - 1997
Heineken N.V., Zoeterwoude / Netherlands, Project Manager Information Management
1997 - 1999
Heineken N.V., Zoeterwoude / Netherlands, Controller Brewery
1999 - 2001
Unilever N.V, Rotterdam / Netherlands, Financial Manager Operations Group Ice Cream Europe
2001 - 2003
Royal Philips, Hongkong / China, Industrial Controller BU Lamps Asia Pacific
2003 - 2005
Royal Philips, Shanghai, China, Regional Controller BU Luminaires Asia Pacific
2005 - 2009
Royal Philips, Shanghai / China, Finance Senior Director Greater China Lighting
2009 - 2012
Royal Philips, Eindhoven / Netherlands, CFO Global Business Group Automotive and Vice President
2012 - 2015
Royal Philips, Singapore, CFO Market Group Growth Markets Lighting, Vice President and CFO Asean Pacific Royal Philips
2016 - 2018
Midea Group, Shunde / China, Deputy CFO
2018 – 2021
Goodpack Ltd., Singapore, CFO and Head of Human Resources
2021 - 2025
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, Augsburg / Germany, CFO
2025 – present
KUKA Management SE, Augsburg / Germany, CFO
Dr. Hui Zhang, Chief Technology Officer
Hui Zhang was born in Jiangsu Province China in 1970. He received both Bachelor and Master of Engineering degrees from Tsinghua University in Beijing and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in the United States.
Professional background
2001 – 2006
ABB Corporate Research, Connecticut/USA, R&D Manager
2006 – 2012
ABB Robotics, Shanghai/China, R&D Director
2012 – 2016
ABB Robotics, Shanghai/China, General Manager of Precision Assembly Engineering Center
2016 – 2019
ABB Robotics, China & USA, VP Global Product Management
2019 – 2022
ABB Ltd., Zürich/Schweiz, CTO Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area
2022 – 2025
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft & KUKA Robotics, Augsburg/Germany, CTO
2026 - present
KUKA Management SE & KUKA Robotics, Augsburg/Germany, CTO
