Executive Board

Klaus Eberhardt
CEO
Appointed till December 31, 2012

Klaus Eberhardt (born 1948) has been Rheinmetall AG's CEO since January 2000 and concurrently since March 2004, CEO of Rheinmetall DeTec AG. Eberhardt was appointed Executive Board member of Rheinmetall AG in 1997 when he also stepped into the position of CEO at former Rheinmetall Elektronik AG. Before joining Rheinmetall he had been employed in senior management positions at TEMIC Telefunken, Messerschmidt-Bölkow-Blohm, and Standard Elektrik Lorenz.

Dr. Herbert Müller
Finance and Controlling (CFO)
Appointed till December 31, 2012

Dr. Herbert Müller (born 1953) joined Rheinmetall AG in 1995 as senior head of Corporate Finance and since 2000 has been CFO at Rheinmetall AG responsible for Corporate Finance and Controlling. Müller had previously been employed by Deutsche Leasing, IWKA and GEA, in addition to his scientific work for the Chair of Statutory Auditing/Controlling of Duisburg university.

Dr. Gerd Kleinert
Corporate Sector Automotive
Appointed till June 30, 2013

Dr. Gerd Kleinert (born 1948) has been an Executive Board member of Rheinmetall AG since 2001. Born in Rüsselsheim, he is responsible for the Automotive sector and, at the same time, CEO of KSPG AG. Kleinert has a degree and doctorate in engineering and before joining Rheinmetall had been employed by TRW Automotive Electronics, VDO, and Adam Opel AG.

Armin Papperger
Corporate Sector Defence
Appointed till 31.12.2016

Armin Papperger (born 1963) was appointed to the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG as of January 1, 2012. Within the Group’s Executive Board, he represents the corporate sector Defence. After graduating in Engineering, Papperger began his career in 1990 in quality management in the Rheinmetall Defence Group. From 2001 on, he acted as managing director of various subsidiaries of the corporate sector Defence. In July 2007, Papperger was also appointed head of the Weapon and Munitions division. In early 2010, he took on responsibility for the Vehicle Systems and the Weapon and Munitions division on the Executive Board of the corporate sector Defence at Rheinmetall AG.