As a company with a long tradition, we have always been a leader in innovation. Today, Saurer comprises the two segments Saurer Spinning Solutions and Saurer Technologies. Saurer Spinning Solutions offers high quality, technologically advanced and customer-specific solutions for processing staple fibre from bale to yarn. Saurer Technologies specialises in twisting and embroidery as well as engineered and polymer solutions. Saurer is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (securities code: 600545). 

Our purpose: the Saurer story

Since our inception, since our iron foundry, our first embroidery machine, our first petrol engine, we have powered creation. First through manpower, then through the power of steam, then diesel and today we power creation through smart solutions, automation, data analytics and digital transformation.

If we did not exist, countless creations would not be possible. All that we do, has one purpose: to enable creations to be made. We make creation possible by helping our customers to process fibres and industrial yarns; creating endless possibilities from textile to tires to e-mobility.

 

How do we do it? Through an intimate understanding of our industry and our customers’ business needs. This, combined with our technological expertise, creative intelligence and our entrepreneurial spirit allows us to see opportunities others cannot and to drive them to success.

This is us!

With our products, we touch people across the world. Short but punchy, this video captures Saurer’s spirit – we are innovative, forward thinking and inspiring. 

What sets us apart

From the way we design our machines to the way we support our customers, everything we do is geared towards adding value for our customers.

Core values

Our five core values guide and unify us.

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Sun – Service Unlimited

Sun is a bundle of differentiated services that add real value.

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Our product promises

Optimising energy, economics and ergonomics

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Management

Members of the Board

Supervisory Board

Group Executive Management

Members of the Board Supervisory Board Group Executive Management

Xueping Pan

 Chairman of the Board of Directors

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• Senior economist
• Chairman and CEO of Jinsheng Group
• Chairman the Strategy Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee
• Executive director of Saurer Intelligent Machinery Co., Ltd
• Prior positions include: Vice chairman of several organisations including: China Textile Machinery and Equipment Association, China Textile Engineering Society, China Textile Industry Enterprise Management Association (China Textile Entrepreneurs Federation), Changzhou Industry and Trade Association
• Before setting up Jinsheng, he was factory director of Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Pacific Group's Shanghai Textile Machinery Plant, director of Jintan Textile Machinery and Jintan Huajin Machinery
• Extensive corporate governance and strategy development experience

Stefan Kross

Vice Chairman

• German citizen
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Former member of the Executive Committee of Oerlikon, CEO of Oerlikon Manmade Fiber, CEO of Oerlikon Barmag, CTO of Saurer Textile Solution in Saurer GmbH & Co. KG, Prior positions include: Former member of the Board Schlafhorst AG
• Previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Volkmann GmbH & Co. KG.

Carsten Voigtländer

Vice Chairman

• German citizen
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering/Process Technology and Doctoral Degree in Process Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
• Previous positions include: Board chairman, CEO, CTO and research associate in Vaillant Group, Oerlikon Textile, Neumag GmbH and the Technical University of Braunschweig’s Institute for Thermodynamics 
• Extensive experience in leading well-known enterprises, particularly in strategy and operation

Clement Woon 

Director

• Singaporean citizen
• Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, National University of Singapore
• MBA in Management of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Member of the Strategy Committee
• Extensive experience in multinational and multi-industry work
• Prior positions include: Former CEO of Saurer, former CEO of Oerlikon textile segment, president & CEO of SATS, and president of Leica Geosystems AG

Yuan Ding 

Director

• French citizen
• PhD in Management and Philosophy, Montesquieu University, France
• Vice president and dean, Cathay Capital Chair Professor of Accounting at China Europe International Business School
• Member of the Audit Committee of Saurer
• Independent non-executive director and chairman of Audit Committee of Red Star Macalline
• Independent non-executive director, chairman of Audit Committee, member of Nomination Committee and Strategy Committee of Landsea Real Estate 
• Independent non-executive director, chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of Nomination Committee and Audit Committee of Man Wah Holdings Ltd
• Director of Jaccar Holdings
• Prior positions include: Tenured faculty member of HEC School of Management, France; independent director and chairman of Audit Committee of Anhui Gujing Distillery; independent director and chairman of Audit Committee of TCL group; director and chairman of Audit Committee of MagIndustries Corp. 
• Over 20 years of experience in teaching and researching in financial accounting, financial statement analysis, corporate governance and mergers & acquisitions

Arthur Yeung

Director

• Hong Kong resident
• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Social Science, University of Hong Kong, and PhD of Human Resources Management, University of Michigan, USA
• Member of the Renumeration Committee and Nomination Committee of Saurer
• Senior management consultant of Tencent Group; dean of QingTeng University; president of Y-Triangle Organization Learning Oasis 
• Independent non-executive director of SITC International Holdings and Country Garden Holdings 
• Assistant professor of management at China Europe International Business School 
• Prior positions include: Chief human resource officer of Acer group and senior adviser to Alibaba, TZC, Mary Kay, ING Life Insurance, TCL-Thomson

Jieping Chen

Independent Director

• Hong Kong resident
• Master's degree in Hospitality Management, Master's degree and PhD in Business Administration, University of Houston, USA
• Convenor of the Audit Committee, member of the Renumeration Committee and Nomination Committee of Saurer
• Professor in accounting at China European Business School (CEIBS), was vice dean of CEIBS from 2009 to 2016, and served as dean of EMBA programme 
• Prior to joining CEIBS, he was a tenured faculty member and head of the Department of Accountancy at City University of Hong Kong, where he served for 13 years 
• Independent non-executive director of several companies: Shenzhen Worldunion Properties Consultancy Inc., Jinmao (China) Hotel Investment Management Co., HJ Capital (International) Holdings Company Limited., Shanghai La Chapelle, Apparel Co., Ltd

Shutian Wang

Independent Director

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Industry Economics Management, Renmin University of China
• Independent Director of Saurer
• Honorary president of China Textile Machinery Association
• Prior positions include: President of China Textile Machinery Association, vice-chairman and secretary general of China Textile Machinery Industry Association, director of the Technical Equipment Department of China National Textile Council, among others
• Extensive knowledge of the textile industry

Dominique Turpin

Independent Director

• French and Swiss citizen
• Master's degree in Marketing, École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers, France, and Ph.D. of Economics, University of Sophia, Japan
• Member of the Renumeration Committee and Nomination Committee of Saurer 
• Professor at Lausanne International Management Development Institute; part-time member of the Advisory Committee of Waseda Business School (Japan); Académie Internationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sport (AISTS – Switzerland); Switzerland Lausanne Art Institute; École hôtelière de Lausanne and editorial consultant of Singapore Management Review 
• Prior positions include: Assistant professor and director of Lausanne International Management Development Institute
• Extensive experience in brand management, marketing and strategic development

Manlin Xie

Independent Director

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Southwest University of Political Science & Law, USA, and Master's degree in Law, University of Nanjing, China
• Member of the Audit Committee, convenor of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Saurer
• Director of Jiangsu Xie Manlin Law Firm
• Independent director of Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing Putian, Telecommunications Co., Ltd
• Legal adviser to the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and People's Government of Nanjing City
• Supervisor of the Nanjing Counsel Association 
• Prior positions include: Attorney at Nanjing Second Law Firm, attorney at Nanjing Jinling Law Firm, independent director of Nanjing Bank

Jesse Guan

Director

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor of Science in Thermal Engineering, Tianjin University, China
• Master of Science in Thermal Engineering, Tianjin University, China
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• Researcher at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK)
• Member of the Strategy Committee and COO of Saurer
• Previously served in numerous well-known international enterprises, including Ingersoll Rand, TI Automotive, P&G, served as managing director of Ingersoll Rand Fuxing Holdings, operations director of Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies and Security Technologies, Asia Pacific; vice president of China Operations of TI Automotive
• Extensive experience as manager in multinational companies

Yueping Zhang

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Design and Automation
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• Senior engineer
• Co-CEO and president of Jinsheng Group
• Served as vice president and deputy general manager of Jinsheng Group
• Prior positions include: Executive vice president of Saurer (Jintan) Co., Ltd; technical director and deputy managing director of Jintan Textile Machinery Plant
• Previously worked in the development departement at Changchai Group's Jintan diesel engine factory, engaged in process and special process equipment design, plant technical transformation and technical management work

Hao Jin

Supervisor

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Peking University, China, and Master's degree in Law, Fudan University, China and University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Also earned qualifications as a lawyer in New York, USA
• Joined Jinsheng Group in March 2013
• Vice president and chief legal officer of Jinsheng Group
• Previously worked for a number of well-known Chinese and international law firms
• Extensive experience in legal practice in China and abroad

Guoqing Pei

Supervisor

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology
• Master's degree in Business Administration, China Europe International Business School
• Senior engineer
• Deputy general manager of Saurer (Changzhou) Textile Machinery Co., Ltd
• Previously  worked for Jiangsu Jintan Textile Machinery Plant and Jinsheng Group

Xueping Pan

CEO

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• Senior economist
• Chairman and CEO of Jinsheng Group
• Chairman the Strategy Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee
• Executive director of Saurer Intelligent Machinery Co., Ltd
• Prior positions include: Vice chairman of several organisations including: China Textile Machinery and Equipment Association, China Textile Engineering Society, China Textile Industry Enterprise Management Association (China Textile Entrepreneurs Federation), Changzhou Industry and Trade Association
• Before setting up Jinsheng, he was factory director of Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Pacific Group's Shanghai Textile Machinery Plant, director of Jintan Textile Machinery and Jintan Huajin Machinery
• Extensive corporate governance and strategy development experience

Jenny Lu

CFO 

• Chinese citizen
• Born 1973
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Fudan University, China 
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• Member of Chinese CPA Association
• Previous positions include: Vice president, CFO of Overseas Business at Jingsheng Group, director, senior manager and auditor in the M&A consultant department of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in China and the US
• 20 years' experience in investment, M&A and financial management

Oliver Dong

CHRO

• Chinese citizen
• Born 1974
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Zhejiang University, China
• Master’s degree in Comparative Literature, Zhejiang University, China
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School
• AMP Diploma in IMD, Switzerland
• Joined Jiangsu Jinsheng Industry Company Ltd. in 2015 as Vice President, responsible for Human Resources
• Previously served as HR Director at Hengdian Holdings Co., Ltd. and CHRO at Supor Co., Ltd.
• Rich knowledge and experience in human resources management

Peter Trinkl

CSO

• Swiss and German citizen
• Born 1962
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Munich
• Previous positions include: CTO, Siemens Acccess Networks AG, Germany; CSO, Cablecom AG, Switzerland; Chief Development Officer at Orange Communications S.A., Switzerland; CSO, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland; Partner M&A Firm, Switzerland
• Proven track record in corporate development, M&A, restructuring, marketing and operations

Anton Kehl

CTO & CEO Spinning Solutions

• Swiss citizen
• Born 1965
• Chief Technology Officer & segment CEO of Saurer Spinning Solutions
• Diploma in Electronic Engineering, University of Applied Science, Buchs, Switzerland
• Postgraduate studies in Software Engineering, ETH Zurich
• Postgraduate studies in International Management, University Liechtenstein
• MBA, University of Gloucestershire, UK
• Previously held the position of  President of the Construction Division at Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland
• Extensive international experience (in particular: USA)

Marcus Rennekamp

COO

• German citizen
• Born 1983
• Diploma (Dipl.-Ing) in Production Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• PhD in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Laboratory of Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Extensive experience as management consultant for standardisation, modularisation and complexity management for clients in various industries in Europe, Asia and the USA
• Previously served in local and multi-site operations management positions in well-known international enterprises: plant operations Manager for Gildemeister Italiana (DMG MORI Group) in Italy and global operations director for KTR Systems with responsibility for sites in Germany, China, India, Poland, Brazil and the USA
• Senior Vice President Supply Chain for Saurer Spinning Solutions

Wolfgang Leupers

CEO Saurer Technologies

• German citizen
• Born 1951
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, University FH Aachen, Germany
• Previously the Head of Volkmann Product Line and Manager of Fulfillment for Volkmann and Allma at Oerlikon Saurer, Zweigniederlassung der Oerlikon GmbH & Co KG formerly Volkmann, Zweigniederlassung der Saurer GmbH & Co KG
• Prior to this, he held the position of Executive Vice President, responsible for Volkmann, Allma and Saurer Suzhou at Volkmann, branch office of Saurer GmbH & Co KG, formerly Volkmann GmbH & Co KG
• Before this, he held successive roles at Volkmann GmbH & Co. KG, culminating in the role of Managing Director Technology 40 years of experience in R&D, production & logistics as well as in quality assurance in textile machinery construction, supplemented by product management
• Extensive interdisciplinary expertise

Adam Xin

Chief Risk Officer

• Chinese citizen
• Born 1980
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from Shanghai Jiaotong University
• Previous positions include: Audit Director for Jinsheng Group, senior manager in the risk management and internal control services of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in China
• Extensive experience in internal control management, internal audit, information system audit and risk management

Daniel Zeng

Secretary to the Board of Directors and Corporate Finance

• German citizen
• Born 1962
• Bachelor's degree from the Institute of Computer Science and Technology, University of Beijing, China
• Master's degree in Economics, University of Hannover, Germany
• Secretary of the Board of directors of the Saurer Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
• Previously held the position of CFO of ZF (China) Investment Co., Ltd
• Extensive experience in international financial management

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Historical milestones

Over the decades, Saurer has sought opportunities in a range of diverse industries. For a large part of the company's life, engines – first diesel, then petrol – were an important part of its offering. Its vehicles, which the company manufactured for over 80 years, were legendary. From the beginning, we patented many key technologies, among them the diesel injection system. Enterprising members of the founding family were already on the lookout for new opportunities and markets – in a few short decades, Saurer started exporting products beyond Europe. We are inspired by the pioneers who shaped us and are excited about what the future holds. Trace the company's journey from humble iron foundry to global company – with many highlights along the way. Here you can see some of the major developments that shaped us into the dynamic organisation we are today.

2011‒Present

2019: Launch of the Autoairo – Saurer’s first air-spinning machine.

2017: Saurer lists on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

2012: Jinsheng Group acquires OC Oerlikon’s entire staple fibre and components business.

Launch of Volkmann CT eco – new twisting machine with eco-servo drive concept.

2011: Allma CC4, the energy-saving miracle, wins Tire Technology Award for Innovation and Excellence.

2001‒2010

2009: Launch of the longest ring-spinning machine in the world: Zinser 351 with 1 680 spindles.

2008: Fibrevision Ltd is integrated into Oerlikon Textile Components.

2007: Introduction of the ground-breaking, drum-less yarn displacement system PreciFX OC Oerlikon takes over Saurer Group.

2006: Takeover of Temco by Saurer Group.

2005: Saurer Group establishes a joint venture with Jinsheng Group. Saurer Group acquires a share in Fibrevision Ltd.

1991 ‒ 2000

1999: Supply of the 2 500 000th twisting spindle worldwide.

1997: Saurer subsidiary is founded in Suzhou, China.

1994: Temco splits off from FAG, renamed Temco Textilmaschinenkomponenten GmbH.

1991: Saurer Group takes over Schlafhorst. With this merger, Saurer becomes the largest textile machinery manufacturer in the world.

1961‒1990

1990: Volkmann and Saurer merge.

1983: Schlafhorst AG & Co. becomes majority shareholder of Zinser Textilmaschinen GmbH.

1978: Launch of the world’s first fully automatic rotor-spinning machine Autocoro.

1972: Accotex – introduction of first stress-less Pressfit Cot concept, replaces glue-on cots.

1969: Launch of the first BD machine in the world (semi-automatic rotor-spinning machine).

1962: The Autoconer 107 is launched – the first automatic package-winding machine.

1931‒1960

1960: Saurer AG, Switzerland, takes over Allma.

1949: Zinser Textilmaschinen GmbH is founded.

1947: Allma develops and manufactures the first ring-twisting machine.

1946: Allma Allgäuer Maschinenbau is founded.

1901‒1930

1922: Accotex – start of production of cots and aprons in the USA.

1921: Texparts – Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (VKF) is founded in Cannstatt, Germany.

1914: Eugen Zinser registers the first Zinser spindle patent.

1912: Hippolyt Saurer develops the first automatic embroidery machine.

1910: Volkmann – produces re-winder and winding machines, accessories for local textile industry.

1905: Daytex – Dayton Rubber Company is founded in Dayton, Ohio, USA.

1904: Volkmann & Co. is founded in Krefeld, Germany.

1850‒1900

1900: Schlafhorst registers patents for a pirn-winding machine and a cone-winding machine.

1884: Wilhelm Schlafhorst founds his import-export company, later manufacturing textile machinery.

1869: Franz Saurer constructs the first hand embroidery machine in Arbon, Switzerland.

1860: Accotex – Thomas Armstrong starts with a cork-cutting shop in Pittsburgh, USA.

1853: Franz Saurer establishes his foundry in St Georgen, Switzerland.

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ISO Certification

Saurer meets all requirements of the ISO standard. A number of Saurer locations were once again awarded the ISO certifications.

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Compliance

Through our compliance activities and our respective policies, we ensure that our employees and business partners abide by all applicable laws as well as internal and external regulations.

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