MAPAL Executive Team
Dr. Jochen Kress
CEO & Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter
- Unternehmensentwicklung
- Führung des MAPAL Executive Teams
Dr.-Ing. Jochen Kress leitet das Familienunternehmen in dritter Generation. Der promovierte Maschinenbauer trat 2000 ins Unternehmen ein und verantwortet seit Januar 2018 als geschäftsführender Gesellschafter die strategische Ausrichtung sowie die langfristige Entwicklung der internationalen Unternehmensgruppe.
Dr. Kress verantwortet darüber hinaus in Interimsfunktion die Bereiche Finanzen und Controlling sowie den Einkauf und das Facility Management.
Kress engagiert sich darüber hinaus für Bildung und die Branche. So ist er unter anderem Mitglied im Hochschulrat der Hochschule Aalen und er gehört dem Vorstand des Fachverbandes Präzisionswerkzeuge des VDMA an.
Claudio Gabos
Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
- Global Sales
- Marketing und Public Relations
Claudio Gabos verantwortet als Chief Sales Officer (CSO) den weltweiten Vertrieb der MAPAL Gruppe. Auch die Bereiche Marketing und Public Relations fallen in seinen Verantwortungsbereich.
Gabos verfügt über fast 20 Jahre Erfahrung in der Zerspanungs- und Werkzeugmaschinenindustrie. Der Maschinenbauingenieur begann 2015 seine Karriere bei MAPAL und trug zuletzt die Gesamtverantwortung für MAPAL Italia.
Jacek Kruszynski
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Market Segment Management
- Product Management
- Research and Development
- Product Automation
Jacek Kruszynski assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in MAPAL’s Executive Team in 2020. He heads the Research and Development, Product Automation, Product Management and Market Segment Management departments for the sectors of automotive, aerospace, die and mould, and general mechanical engineering.
The mechanical engineer began his career at the Institute for Machine Tools of the University of Stuttgart. After this, Kruszynski assumed various roles in the tool industry.
Dr. Michael Fried
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
- Strategic HR planning
- Establishment of agile working structures
- Leadership and culture
Dr.-Ing. Michael Fried has been part of MAPAL’s Executive Team since 2015. He started as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In 2023 he became Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Prior to joining MAPAL, he was the general manager of a medium-sized company.
Dr. Fried also heads the employers’ association Südwestmetall in Eastern Württemberg and is a member of Südwestmetall’s Board of Directors.
Roger Steiner
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Global production network
- Process optimization
- Global operations
Roger Steiner is MAPAL’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). The industrial engineer has more than 25 years of industry and management experience.
He began his career at MAPAL in 2019 and has managed all operations duties and responsibilities worldwide since 2023. Amongst other things, Steiner coordinates the planning, management and optimization of production and logistics processes and promotes strategic transformation.
Alexander Koschewski
EVP Strategy and Business Development
- Strategic Development
- Integrated Management System
- Transformation Processes
- Information Technology
- Internal Communication
Executive Vice President (EVP) Alexander Koschewski is responsible for the Strategy and Business Development department. Koschewski studied information technology and automation. He is a renowned specialist in business process management and is responsible for strategy and business development.
Koschewski previously headed the Project Management Office. He leads the transformation process of the MAPAL Group and is responsible for internal communication.