CEO Dr. Peter Stadelmann was born in 1965 and has been Chairman of the RATIONAL AG Executive Board since 2014. After studying economics as an undergraduate, he earned a doctorate in business administration. He then spent over 20 years in various management positions at the Malik Management Center in St. Gallen. From 2006 and 2012, he took on the role of Managing Director for the entire Malik Group. Dr. Peter Stadelmann has been a member of the RATIONAL Executive Board since 2012, and he was elected Chairman of the Board in January 2014.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO/COO).
Dr. Martin Hermann
Dr. Martin Hermann was born in 1966 and has been CTO of RATIONAL AG since 2022. After studying mechanical engineering and ultimately earning a doctorate from the University of Stuttgart, he began his career in automation technology. In 2005, he moved to textile machine construction and oversaw technical aspects as the CEO of H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG. In late 2012, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Hauni Maschinenbau AG as the company‘s CTO/COO. Since September 2022, Dr Hermann has overseen RATIONAL AG‘s technical departments as an Executive Board member.
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO).
Markus Paschmann
Markus Paschmann was born in 1966 and has been CSMO of RATIONAL AG since 2013. After completing a degree in industrial engineering, Paschmann started his career at Siemens AG. Later, among other positions, he headed the Harting Technology Group‘s Electronics Global Business Unit and then became Chairman of the Board. In 2006, he joined the Executive Board at Sick AG. Since December 2013, Paschmann has overseen the RATIONAL AG Marketing and Sales divisions as an Executive Board member.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Jörg Walter
Jörg Walter was born in 1970 and has been CFO of RATIONAL AG since 2021. After earning a degree in economic engineering, he held financial management positions at RÜTGERS AG and then at ROTO Frank AG. Jörg Walter has been working for the RATIONAL Group since 2011; before his 2021 appointment to the Executive Board, he was responsible for various commercial and financial functions, particularly for controlling activites at the Group level.
Supervisory board.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, founding member and anchor shareholder.
Walter Kurtz
1973: Founding member and co-owner of RATIONAL GmbH, together with company founder Siegfried Meister
1973 – 1998 RATIONAL GmbH shareholder, together with company founder Siegfried Meister
1998 – 2017 Deputy Chairman of the RATIONAL AG Supervisory Board
Member of the RATIONAL AG audit committee since July 21, 2015
Chairman of the RATIONAL AG Supervisory Board since August 11, 2017