Körber

For the German lichenologist, see Gustav Wilhelm Körber.

Körber AG

File:Körber Logo.jpg
Company type	Limited company (Aktiengesellschaft)
Industry	Mechanical Engineering
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Hamburg, Germany
Key people	Stephan Seifert, CEO
Revenue	EUR 2.6 billion (2017)
Number of employees	approx. 11,000 (2017)
Website	www.koerber.de

The Körber Group is headed by the company Körber AG, which is based in Hamburg. Körber AG is a strategic management holding which oversees the Group with the seven Business Areas: Automation, Logistics Systems, Pharma Systems, Tissue, Tobacco, Corporate Ventures and Körber Digital. The Group comprises technology companies and 140 production, service, and sales entities. With around 11,000 employees around the world the Körber Group generated sales of €2.6 billion.

Until his death in 1992, the company founder, Kurt A. Körber, was the sole owner of the Körber AG. The entrepreneur, who remained childless, had already decided in 1969 that the Körber AG would be left entirely after his death to the Körber Foundation, and that it would annually receive a portion of the profits from the Körber Group as a dividend.

Group Structure

The Group comprises seven Business Areas, each of which being run by a management or holding company:

• The Business Area Automation specialises in the areas drive and automation technology, sensor and energy technology for various technology sectors and customer industries.
• The Business Area Logistics Systems is a provider of integrated applications for optimizing internal and external logistics processes..
• The Business Area Pharma Systems brings together international companies Dividella, Fargo Automation, Mediseal, Rondo, Seidenader, Systec & Services, and Werum IT Solutions.
• The Business Area Tissue makes processing and packaging machinery and equipment for toilet paper and paper towels.
• As part of the Körber Group, Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH and the Hauni network are a supplier of solutions to the international tobacco industry. The companies Borgwaldt, Borgwaldt Flavor, Decouflé, Garbuio Dickinson, Hauni and Sodim support customers worldwide in the fields of tobacco processing, filter and cigarette manufacturing as well as quality measurement and flavor development.
• The Business Area Corporate Ventures encompasses those companies with whom the Group enters into new territory and companies with special market circumstances.
• The Business Area Körber Digital