Executive Board
Klaus Eberhardt
CEO, Corporate Sector Defence
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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. Gerd Kleinert
Corporate Sector Automotive
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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 Kolbenschmidt Pierburg 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. |
Dr. Herbert Müller
Finance and Controlling (CFO)
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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. |
