The Saurer Group, founded in 1853, is a leading, globally active technology company with a focus on machines and components for yarn production. As a company with a long tradition, we have always been an innovation leader. Today, the group is a solution provider for the textile industry consisting of two segments. Spinning Solutions offers high-quality, technologically advanced and customer-specific automated solutions for staple fibre processing from bale to yarn. Saurer Technologies specialises in intelligent and economical twisting and cabling machines for tire cord, carpet, staple fibre, glass filament and industrial yarns, which allow customers to adapt flexibly to dynamic market requirements. Automation Solutions provides textile mills with an array of labour-saving systems. 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.

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

Uwe Rondé

Vice Chairman

• German citizen
• Master’s and PhD in Engineering, Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Science, Germany
• Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
• Most recently, he served as managing director of EMAG Group in Germany. Before this, he was CEO of EMAG (China) Machinery Co., Ltd. Prior to this, he served as CEO of Intercontec Pfeiffer GmbH.

Yuan Ding 

Director

• French citizen
• PhD of Philosophy Management, Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV, France
• Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Strategic Committee, Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of Saurer
• Currently professor of France Kaihui accounting; vice president and provost of China Europe International Business School; independent Non-executive Director of Min Wah Holdings Limited (SEHK: 01999); chairman of the remuneration committee, member of the nominating committee and audit committee of  Bluestar Adisseo Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600299); independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Shanghai Lujie Kunchi Group Co., Ltd. 
• Previously, he was a tenured professor of accounting and management control at HEC Paris School; independent director and chairman of the audit committee of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 000596); independent director and chairman of audit committee of TCL Corporation (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 000100) and director and chairman of the audit committee of MagIndustries Corp. (Toronto Stock Exchange: MAA) 
• Over 20 years of experience in teaching and research in financial accounting, financial statement analysis, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions

Claus Mai

Director

• German citizen
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Justus Liebig University, Germany
• Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Strategic Committee and Audit Committee of Saurer
• Currently director of Koepfer Group and is an angel investor for several start-up companies
• Previously served as the CFO of Dematic Group, CFO of EMAG Group, CFO of Oerlikon Solar AG and CFO of Saurer Textile Solutions, among others

Jieping Chen

Independent Director

• Resident of Hong Kong, China
• Master’s in Hospitality Management and Business Administration, PhD of Business Administration, University of Houston, USA 
• Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Strategic Committee, Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of Saurer
• Currently, he is independent non-executive director of Huafa Property Services Group Co., Ltd.
• Retired professor emeritus of Accounting at China International Business School, served as deputy provost and senior business administration of China Europe International Business School from 2009 to 2016 Director of the Executive Master of Management (EMBA) program. Before joining CEIBS, he had 13 years of teaching experience at the City University of Hong Kong and served as a tenured professor and head of the accounting department of the school. 

Shutian Wang

Independent Director

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Economic Management, Renmin University of China
• Independent Director, Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, and Member of the Strategic Committee of Saurer
• Previously he served as a director, secretary-general, chairman and secretary-general of the China Textile Machinery Industry Corporation, the Technical Equipment Department of the Ministry of Textile Industry, the Technical Equipment Department of the China National Textile and the China Textile Machinery Industry Association and served as honorary president of China Textile Machinery Association.
• Extensive knowledge of the textile industry due to working in the sector for many years

Manlin Xie

Independent Director

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from Southwest University of Political Science, China, and Master’s degree in Law, Nanjing University, China
• Independent Director, Member of the Strategic Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of Saurer 
• Currently holds the position of director of Jiangsu Xie Manlin Law Company, the director of Xinyuan Fund Management Co., Ltd., independent director of Nanjing Putian Communication Co., Ltd., and also served as the legal consultant of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, and legal adviser to Nanjing Municipal People's Government, chairman of the supervisory committee of Nanjing Lawyers Association
• Previously, he worked as a lawyer for Nanjing Second Law Firm, a lawyer for Nanjing Jinling Law Firm, and as an independent director of Nanjing Bank Co., Ltd. 

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

Yu Fang

Supervisor

• Chinese citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Fudan University, China
• Chinese Certified Public Accountant
• Currently holds the position of Chief Tax Officer of Saurer Group
• Previously, he served as vice president of taxation of Jiangsu Jinsheng Industrial Co. Once worked as a consultant, manager, senior manager of the tax consulting department, international tax business group of PwC Consulting Shenzhen Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch, senior manager of PwC Germany and was a member of the European China business group. During his tenure, he participated in several Chinese companies’ mergers and acquisitions in Europe, coordinated the feasibility research and tax investment structure of Chinese companies’ greenfield investment projects in Europe, and participated in the development planning of the China business group of PwC's European offices.

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
• General manager of Saurer (Changzhou) Textile Machinery Co., Ltd
• Previously worked for Jiangsu Jintan Textile Machinery Plant and Jinsheng Group

Uwe Rondé

CEO

• German citizen
• Born 1964
• Master’s and PhD in Engineering, Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Science, Germany
• Most recently, he served as managing director of EMAG Group in Germany. Before this, he was CEO of EMAG (China) Machinery Co., Ltd. Prior to this, he served as CEO of Intercontec Pfeiffer GmbH.

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
• Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering and  Computer Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany
• MBA, University of St. Gallen and Harvard, Switzerland / USA
• Previous positions include: CTO, Siemens Access Networks AG, Germany; CSO, Cablecom AG, Switzerland; CSO 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, operations and IT
• Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy

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

CIAO

• Chinese citizen
• Born 1980
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from Shanghai Jiaotong University
• Chief Internal Audit Officer of Saurer
• 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

Yu Fang

Chief Tax Officer

• Chinese citizen
• Born 1982
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Fudan University, China
• Chinese Certified Public Accountant
• Currently holds the position of Chief Tax Officer of Saurer Group
• Previously, he served as vice president of taxation of Jiangsu Jinsheng Industrial Co. Once worked as a consultant, manager, senior manager of the tax consulting department, international tax business group of PwC Consulting Shenzhen Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch, senior manager of PwC Germany and was a member of the European China business group. During his tenure, he participated in several Chinese companies’ mergers and acquisitions in Europe, coordinated the feasibility research and tax investment structure of Chinese companies’ greenfield investment projects in Europe, and participated in the development planning of the China business group of PwC's European offices.

Daniel Zeng

Secretary to the Board of Directors

• 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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