Armin Papperger

He has been working for the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall AG since 1990. He has been CEO and Chairman of the Group Executive Board since 2013 and is also responsible for the company’s defence industry sector. After graduating in Engineering, he began his career in quality control in Rheinmetall’s defence division, and from 2001 he was appointed Managing Director of several defence subsidiaries. In July 2007, he was appointed Head of the Weapons and Ammunition Division, and from the beginning of 2010 he was also responsible for the Automotive and Weapons and Ammunition divisions. The renowned German expert is a member of the advisory boards of Supashock, Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality and Deutsche Bank AG, Chairman of the BDSV (Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie, Federal Association of German Security and Defence Industry), board member of the Federal Association of German Industry (BDI, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie) and a board member of Förderkreis Heer, the organization supporting the armed forces of Germany.