{"id":16495,"date":"2026-05-12T01:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=16495"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:36:47","slug":"kion-supervisory-board-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/kion-supervisory-board-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kion Supervisory Board Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The members of Kion<\/a>\u2019s Supervisory Board \u2014 Dr. Alexander Dibelius; Kui Jiang; and Dr. Shaojun Sun \u2014 will resign from their positions with effect from the end of the Annual General Meeting on May 28, 2026. Therefore, new elections of three Supervisory Board members representing the shareholders are required by the Annual General Meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nominees ensure continuity in Kion\u2019s Supervisory Board\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on a corresponding proposal by the Nomination Committee, the Supervisory Board proposes three internationally experienced senior executives to be elected to the Supervisory Board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Ralf Krieger (born 1964) is an independent management consultant. From 2011 to 2024, Dr. Krieger served as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Freudenberg SE, a global technology group. During the same period, he was also a Member of the Management Board and General Partner of Freudenberg & Co. KG. In these roles, he was responsible for the group\u2019s global financial management and played a key role in the company\u2019s strategic development. Dr. Krieger holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim (1995) and a master\u2019s degree in business administration and management from the same university (1990).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wang Decheng (born 1978) is Deputy Chairman of Weichai Holding Group, based in Weifang, China, since July 2023. In October 2023, he became in addition General Manager of Weichai Power. Mr. Wang has built his career at Weichai Power, where he has held a number of senior management and technical leadership positions. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Tianjin University.<\/p>\n

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Kion’s full spectrum of services includes industrial trucks, integrated automation technologies, AI-based solutions, and software as well as all related services.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jin Zhao (born 1985) has been Vice General Manager of Weichai Holding Group since 2025. In the same year, he also became General Manager of the Weichai European Operations Center in Luxembourg. Mr. Zhao spent his entire career with Weichai Power where he held a series of senior management roles with a focus on international business and global markets. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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