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CV in outline

Klaus Fischer

Born on 17 August 1950 in Freudenstadt
Married, two children
Studies at Technical University Konstanz, graduated Dipl.-Ing. FH (1971-75)
Joined fischerwerke (1975)
Appointed Technical Director (April 1976)
Appointed overall director (January 1980)
Business Medal of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (January 1996)
Honorary senator of the University for Soil Culture, Vienna (October 1997)
Honorary senator of the Stuttgart University (October 1999)
Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (July 2001)
Medal of Honour of the Altheim community (March 206)
Honorary professor of the Tongji University, Shanghai (January 2007)
Federal Cross of 1st Class (September 2007)
Grand seal of the City of Padua, the university city’s most prestigious award (April 2009)
“Award of Excellence” of CLUB 55 – European community of experts in marketing and sales (11 June 2009)
Award of outstanding achievement for innovation and quality Baden-Württemberg
(May 2010)
Honorary citizen of the Waldachtal Municipality (October 2010)
Klaus Fischer enters "Hall of Fame" of family businesses (January 2012).

Expansion to become European market leader (fixing systems)
Expansion into fischer group of companies (UGf) with the acquisition of Upat GmbH & Co., Emmendingen, on 1st January 1993 and ROCCA Bauchemie GmbH + Co., Denzlingen on 1 January 1997
Introduction of new organisational structures (process-oriented) and managerial methods (power-sharing management style, management through target agreements)
Launch of a new corporate philosophy with the central concepts
- innovation
- responsibility
- reliability
Consistent alignment towards motivation and employee efficiency through modern working methods and organisations (teaching workshop, CIP, project management)
Introducing new product lines:
- Automotive systems (fischer CBOX): components for the car interior
- Building chemistry (acquisition of ROCCA Bauchemie GmbH & Co.)
Orientation towards consistent quality standards (DIN ISO 9001 certification)
Above-average commitment to the training of young people (cross-vocational: language and arts courses, social teaching seminars, business management games; 100 training jobs)
Active environmental protection (EU validation with longest possible term)
Launch of a Synchronous Production System and implementation of "Lean Thinking" in all corporate divisions
Internationalisation of the company (national companies in 32 countries):
- Foundation of own companies
- Acquisition of new companies
- Setting up additional production sites