Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG

Engineering graduate
Born in 1963
Nationality: German

CEO since 1 January 2013
Member since 1 January 2012
Appointed up to 30 September 2029
Employee of Rheinmetall since 1990

Armin Papperger (born 1963) is as of 1 January 2013 Rheinmetall AG's Chairman. After graduating in Engineering, Papperger began his career in 1990 in quality management in the Rheinmetall Defence Group. From 2001 on, he was managing director of various Defence subsidiaries. In July 2007, Papperger was also appointed head of the Weapon and Munitions division. In early 2010, he took on responsibility for both the Vehicle Systems and the Weapon and Munitions division on the Management Board Defence.

Diploma in International Cultural and Business Studies (University of Passau)
Born in 1969
Nationality: German

Member since 1 October 2024
Appointed up to 30 September 2027
Employee of Rheinmetall since 2024

Dr. Ursula Biernert-Kloß is Member of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG.

After completing her doctorate in 1998, Dr. Biernert-Kloß began her career as Head of the International Assignments department at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg. At the beginning of 2001, she moved to Porsche AG in Stuttgart as Head of Human Resources Subsidiaries & International Assignments.

Dr. Biernert-Kloß continued her career from 2009 at the technology group Thales as Vice President Human Resources & Communications. In April 2013, she became Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director at DB Cargo.

In 2022, Dr. Ursula Bienert returned to the automotive industry: she took on a position on the Executive Board of global automotive supplier Leoni AG. Her roles there included Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director.

After leaving her position as Vice President HR & Communications, Dr. Biernert-Kloß was a member of the Supervisory Board at Thales for eleven years, as well as chairwoman and member of various other supervisory boards and associations, a member of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern and an honorary judge at the Labour Court.

Industrial engineer
Born in 1973
Nationality: German

Member since 1 January 2025
Appointed until 30 September 2027
Employee of Rheinmetall since 2005

René Gansauge is COO of Rheinmetall AG.

After graduating in industrial engineering, he began his career in the controlling department of the automotive division of the Rheinmetall Group in 2005.

From 2005 to 2007, he took on the role of controller at Pierburg Inc. in the USA. He then served as head of controlling at Pierburg GmbH in Neuss until 2010.

From 2010 to 2013, Mr Gansauge managed the activities of KSPG India as Managing Director at the Pune site in the state of Maharashtra, India. Subsequently, until the end of 2017, he took over the North American activities of the Sensors and Actuators division as President of Pierburg US, LLC in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

In 2018, he returned to Germany to take over as CEO of the Sensors and Actuators division at the headquarters in Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. From April 2023 until the end of December 2024, Mr Gansauge was CEO of the Division Weapon and Ammunition.

On 1 January 2025, Mr Gansauge was appointed to the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG.

Diploma in Business Engineering
Born in 1970
Nationality: German

Member since 1 January 2025
Appointed up to 31 December 2027
Employee of Rheinmetall since 2012

Klaus Neumann is CFO of Rheinmetall AG.

After graduating from the Universität Fredericiana (TH, Karlsruhe) in 1997 with a degree in Business Engineering, Klaus Neumann successfully passed his Tax Consultant and Auditor exams (in 2001 and 2002) in Germany and completed his Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 2004 in the United Kingdom.

Before Klaus Neumann joining Rheinmetall AG as Senior Director Accounting in November 2012, he was worked Senior Audit Manager at the auditing firm KPMG.

On January 1, 2025, Klaus Neumann was appointed to the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG. He is responsible for the finance division as CFO.

Mandates

	Membership in Supervisory Boards
Armin Papperger CEO	Rheinmetall Automotive AG ) (Chairman) Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd ) (Chairman) Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH *) (Chairman) The Dynamic Engineering Solution Pty Ltd (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Dr. Ursula Biernert-Kloß Director of Industrial Relations	-
René Gansauge COO	-
Klaus Neumann CFO	Rheinmetall Automotive AG Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH

*) Affiliated mandates

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