Company Management DAW SE
Dr Ralf Murjahn is the owner and Managing Director (CEO) of DAW SE. The graduate chemist with a doctorate in business administration joined Deutsche Amphibolinwerke von Robert Murjahn Stiftung & Co KG (now DAW SE), which has been wholly family-owned for five generations, in 2001. He initially took over responsibility for research and development and later also for the industrial business. In 2008, Ralf Murjahn was appointed Chairman of the DAW Management Board. The company was then increasingly focused on international, sustainable and profitable growth, the brand strategies were sharpened and the corporate culture was modernised and professionalised through ONE DAW. In 2020, DAW SE celebrated its 125th anniversary and the most successful year in the company's history. A clear strategy and focus on customer benefits, a new organisation, a strengthening of core competencies and the largest investment programme to date are setting DAW up for a successful future.
Steffen Heiko Fischer joined the DAW management team on 1 May. Following his studies in Economics at Nuremberg University he joined Bosch Siemens Domestic Appliances Ltd in various sales and marketing functions, finally as Regional CEO responsible for sales and marketing in the Regions Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Africa regions. In June 2009, he moved to the Bosch Power Tools Asia division as Senior Vice President Sales. In March 2014, he went to Chicago as Regional CEO for Powertools being responsible for the North American region and primarily serving customers in the professional and DIY sectors. Since 2017, he has been CEO of Bosch Scintilla AG based in Solothurn. Within the Bosch Group, Scintilla AG is responsible for the development, production, sales and marketing of power tools Accessories worldwide.
Dr. Jörg Leuninger joined DAW SE on February 1st, 2022 as Executive Board Member and is responsible for the segments Innovation and Business Fields. Dr. Jörg Leuninger graduated in chemistry and afterwards he obtained his doctorate at the Max-Planck-Institute for polymer chemistry in Mainz. For many years he gained his comprehensive expertise in numerous functions like R&D, marketing, supply chain and HR for BASF SE in Germany and abroad. Before joining DAW SE, Dr. Leuninger was member of the Board of Management of SUN & Effects GmbH and was responsible for Portfolio & Innovation Management.
Heiko Siegmund has been Managing Director Supply Chain since 1 June 2024. He is responsible for the supply chain activities across the group, including the areas of Supply Chain Operations, SC Planning & Logistics and Shopfloor Management. The entire production network of the DAW Group also falls within his area of responsibility. After graduating as an engineer, Heiko Siegmund initially worked for Robert Bosch GmbH in the area of Customer Logistics & Planning and as a business analyst from 2005 to 2007. He then joined Kennametal Inc. as Materials Manager, a position he held until mid-2013. In September 2013, Heiko Siegmund started as Head of Materials Management Germany at Sika AG, until he was most recently Head of Operations EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
