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

Christoph Schell, Chief Executive Officer

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