Prof. Klaus Fischer has been at the head of the fischer group of companies for almost 50 years. Under his leadership, the medium-sized company, which was still heavily focused on Germany and plastic anchors, developed into a globally active company. In the field of fastening technology, fischer has grown to become the European market leader and the world market leader in anchors – with a constantly growing product range. With the takeover of the most important competitor in Germany, Upat GmbH & Co. (Emmendingen), and ROCCA Bauchemie GmbH + Co. (Denzlingen) a strong competence in chemical fasteners and steel anchors. Consistently, Prof. Klaus Fischer also promoted internationalisation by founding and acquiring companies and setting up further production sites in Europe, Asia and America. With the addition of the new divisions fischer Consulting (process consulting) and fischer Electronic Solutions (electronic systems), he broadened the economic basis of the group of companies.
In 1987, Prof. Klaus Fischer introduced the fischer mission statement, which defines the company goal and the binding values for all employees in the company: innovative, independent, serious. Early on, he recognised the need for new organisational structures and management methods. Following the ideas of the Japanese Kaizen (continuous improvement), he developed his own philosophy to improve all company processes and to avoid waste (fischer ProzessSystem). For his outstanding commitment to in-house and non-in-house training and further education, Prof. Klaus Fischer was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class in 2007.
Born on 17 August 1950 in Freudenstadt, married, two children.
Studied at the FH Konstanz for a degree in engineering
Entry into the fisheries
Appointment as Technical Director
Appointment as General Manager
Economic medal of the state of Baden-Württemberg
Honorary Senator of the University of Soil Culture, Vienna
Honorary Senator of the University of Stuttgart
Cross of Merit on the Band of the Ordinance of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Medal of honour from the town of Altheim
Citizen’s Medal of the Municipality of Waldachtal
Honorary Professor at Tongji University, Shanghai
Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class
Padua city seal, highest award of the university city
“Award of Excellence” of CLUB 55 – European community of experts in marketing and sales
Baden-Württemberg Competence Award
Honorary citizenship of the municipality of Waldachtal
Inclusion in the Hall of Fame of family companies
DIY lifetime award
Grashof coin of the VDI
Global DIY Lifetime Award
Lifetime Award of CLUB 55 – European community of experts in marketing and sales
Prof. Klaus Fischer receives the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg
Honorary Doctorate in Engineering for Safety in Construction and Industry from the University of Padua
Honorary citizen of the city of Jagodina in Serbia
Prof. Klaus Fischer receives an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart
