Dr. Frank Schepp

Dr. Frank Schepp has held various positions within the KION GROUP since 2001. Responsible for Operations as a member of the Executive Board of Linde Material Handling since 2006, he was previously Senior Vice President Operations, managing the Linde Material Handling plants in and around Aschaffenburg.

Here is a brief overview of his professional career to date:

  • 2026 – Present Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
    Member of the Executive Board for Operations
  • 2020 – 2025 Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
    Senior Vice President Operations
  • 2017 – 2020 KION Group AG, Frankfurt
    Vice President Quality
  • 2012 – 2017 Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg
    Head of Production Industrial Trucks
  • 2010 – 2012 KION Warehouse Systems GmbH, Reutlingen
    Head of Central Operations (Plant Manager)
  • 2006 – 2009 STILL Wagner GmbH, Reutlingen
    Head of Customer Center
  • 2003 – 2005 Linde AG, Wiesbaden
    Project Manager
  • 2002 – 2003 Freelance Consultant
    Areas of expertise: Production and forming technology, target cost calculation
  • 2001 – 2003 DSEngineering GmbH, Darmstadt
    Project Manager and Consultant


  • Education
    • 1995 – 2001 Doctor of Engineering, Research Associate and Doctorate at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Institute for Production Engineering and Forming Machines
    • 1990 – 1995 Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt