Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller
Quick Facts
Biography
Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller (* December 15, 1959 in Wilmington, USA as Nicola Leibinger) is President and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of the Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG, of which she has been a member since 2003, after having joined the company in 1985 as a public relations and branding specialist.
Early life and education
She is the daughter of Berthold Leibinger. She holds a doctorate in philology, having studied German, English and Japanese studies in University of Freiburg, University of Vermont and ETH Zurich.
Career
Leibinger-Kammüller is a member of the Council for Innovation and Growth und and is in the Scientific Commission of the German Council of Science and Humanities.
She holds various board memberships, including the following:
- Axel Springer SE, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2010)
- Siemens AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2007)
- Lufthansa, Member of the Supervisory Board (until 2016)
- International Martin Luther Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Robert Bosch Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
- St. Gallen Symposium, Member of the Board
- Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Technical University of Munich (TUM), Member of the Board of Trustees
Political activities
Leibinger-Kammüller served as a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2009 and 2010. In August 2012, she was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation on a state visit to China. During the Hannover Messe in April 2016, she was among the 15 German CEOs who were invited to a private dinner with President Barack Obama.
Personal life
Leibinger-Kammüller has been married since 1984 and has four children.
Recognition
- 2006: The German Fairness Prize for merits with regards to "a fair and transparent company and management culture", together with her father, Berthold Leibinger, her brother, Peter Leibinger, and her husband, Mathias Kammüller
- 2008: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for merits in the areas of business, education and society, and for her civic commitment
- 2011: The Hans-Peter Stihl Award for contributions to the development of the Stuttgart region
- 2011: The Ring of Honor of the city of Garbsen
- 2012: Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2014: McCloy Award
- 2015: German Leadership Award
- 2015: The Grand Gold Medal of Honor of Upper Austria
- 2015: The Progressive Thinker Award of the Plansecur Company Group
- 2015: The Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism
- 2016: Member of the Handelsblatt Hall of Fame der Familienunternehmen
- 2017: Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize[1]
Publications
- Awakening and Resignation: Erich Kästners Late Works 1945 - 1067, Dissertation, University of Zürich 1988.