Management & Supervisory Board

Leading and designing with confidence

Bizerba has developed itself in a sustainable manner. The harmonious interplay between the Executive Board, shareholders and Supervisory Board creates the best possible backdrop for this development. Learn which minds are responsible for the different company areas and decisions.
Executive Board

Clear departments & responsibilities

To achieve the company's goals, Bizerba has a three-person management team. Andreas W. Kraut, Angela Kraut, and Peter Riedel are each responsible for different departments. Find out more about their specific areas of responsibility here.

Andreas W. Kraut

CEO & Shareholder
  • Strategic corporate development
  • Development of new business models
  • Transformation and innovation
  • Global sales strategy and management

Andreas W. Kraut has been a member of the management board since 2009 and took over as chairman in 2011. As CEO, he shapes Bizerba's strategic direction with a focus on innovation, internationalization, and entrepreneurial development with the clear goal of ensuring healthy and sustainable company growth.

Angela Kraut

CFO & Shareholder
  • Finance
  • Quality
  • Sustainability
  • Information technology

Shareholder Angela Kraut has held the position of CFO on the Executive Board since 2022. She is also Managing Director of Bizerba Financial Services GmbH, a 100% subsidiary that has been contributing to the success of the group since 1989 with modern leasing and hire purchase solutions and expert advice.

Peter Riedel

COO
  • Future technologies
  • Digitalization
  • Automation
  • Optimization of business processes

Peter Riedel joined the Executive Board in April 2025 as COO. With his extensive experience in software, hardware, network technology, and safety-critical systems, he makes an important contribution to strengthening Bizerba's innovative capabilities and securing its competitive position.

Supervisory Board

Advising & Monitoring

The supervisory board is the compass of the Bizerba Group: it advises the Executive Board in the strategic decision-making process. At the same time, it maintains the interest of the various stakeholders who are active for and with Bizerba, or are connected to the Group in another way.

Dr. Robert Bauer

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Robert Bauer is a renowned German business executive with many years of experience in the industrial and technology sectors. After studying electrical engineering at the Technical University of Munich, he earned his doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) and began his successful career at SICK AG in Waldkirch. He worked there for 27 years: He initially assumed overall responsibility for research and development before being appointed to the Executive Board in 2000. From 2006 to 2021, he led the company as CEO and played a key role in shaping its international growth. Subsequently, Bauer assumed the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board of SICK AG. As Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bizerba SE & Co. KG, he brings extensive technological expertise, many years of leadership experience, and a strategic vision for sustainable corporate development to the company.

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