Ralf Sammeck to Succeed Andreas Mössner as Head of Koenig & Bauer’s Sheetfed Division

Andreas Mössner joined what was then KBA-Planeta as financial director in 1993 after several years at international auditors Price Waterhouse, and in early 1998 was promoted to deputy executive vice president for finances and controlling. Following the merger with the parent company, Koenig & Bauer, in the summer of the same year, Mössner joined the new managing board as executive vice president for sheetfed sales and controlling. On his watch sheetfed sales have more than trebled, to over €800 million ($1 billion), and KBA has vigorously defended its position as one of Germany’s three global leaders in the printing press market. Andreas Mössner has also been instrumental in extending KBA’s international sales and service network by setting up subsidiaries and outlets in Italy, eastern Europe, China, Singapore and Australia. He has been equally active in driving acquisitions to diversify the group’s product portfolio, the most recent being Grafitec in the Czech Republic and LTG Mailänder in Germany. Mössner represents KBA’s interests on the supervisory boards of seven European, North American and Chinese subsidiaries.