On 12 January 2026, Dr Volker Nilles took up the position as Chief Executive Officer of Arburg. The appointment of the new CEO brings the top-level management team of the globally active Lossburg-based machine manufacturer to six people. In addition to Nilles, the other members of the Arburg management team are Managing Partners Juliane Hehl (Global Marketing and Business Development) and Michael Hehl (Premises Development) as well as Managing Directors Tobias Baur (Sales, After Sales), Guido Frohnhaus (Technology & Engineering) and Steffen Kroner (Finance, Controlling, IT, Global HR).
Dr Volker Nilles brings with him more than 30 years of leadership experience in mechanical and automotive engineering. His career is characterised by international management positions with specific experience in the USA, China and India as well as generally a clear focus on transformation, growth and sustainable organisational development.
Extensive management and industry experience
After studying mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and completing a PhD in business administration at the Technical University of Munich, Nilles began his professional career in machine tool engineering at ThyssenKrupp, where he was responsible for purchasing, logistics and production for a total of eleven plants worldwide. This was followed by senior positions in plant management at Bosch Rexroth as well as a ten-year tenure as CEO of Kleemann GmbH, where he significantly advanced the international focus of the crushing and screening plant manufacturer.
