Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors

Klaus-Michael Küehne

Klaus-Michael Kuehne is Honorary Chairman at Kuehne+Nagel International AG and has been part of the family business since 1958.

German, 1937

Klaus-Michael Kühne, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors

Commercial apprenticeship in banking industry.

Other significant activities: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kühne Foundation, Schindellegi (Feusisberg), member of the Supervisory Board of Kühne Logistics University GmbH (KLU), Hamburg.

Positions held within the Kuehne+Nagel Group

  • 1958: Entrance into the family business followed by various management positions

  • 1966 – 1975: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Group

  • 1975 – 1992: Delegate and member of the Board of Directors

  • 1992 – 2009: Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

  • 1992 – 2009: Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

  • 2009 – 2011: Chairman of the Board of Directors,

  • 2009 – 2011: Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

  • 2010 – 2011: Chairman of the Chairman's Committee

  • 2011 – Today: Honorary Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG

  • 2011 – Today: Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2025

  • 2011 – Today: Member of the Chairman’s Committee,

  • 2011 – Today: Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee elected until the Annual General Meeting 2025

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