Dr. Alexander von Niessen

CEO & Entrepreneur | Driving Innovation Across Security & Sustainability | Autonomous Systems & Paper-Based Packaging.

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

As a CEO & Entrepreneur, I address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: security and sustainability. My role is to provide vision, leadership, and direction – and together with strong teams, we turn our vision into scalable, industry-ready innovations. 🔹 ProSwarma – Security & Resilience With ProSwarma, I drive the development of a modular autonomous UAV swarm system designed to protect societies, critical infrastructure, and armed forces in contested environments. Built on principles of modularity, scalability, and efficiency drawn from the automotive industry, ProSwarma enables autonomous launch, recovery, and mission reconfiguration of UAVs. It provides a decisive advantage for defense forces, NATO partners, homeland security, and emergency responders. 🔹 Chocal Packaging Solutions – Sustainability & Impact With Chocal Packaging Solutions, we pioneer paper-based packaging that eliminates plastic waste and achieves up to 90% CO₂ reduction and 50% cost savings compared to traditional packaging systems. Our solutions are already transforming industries by providing recyclable and compostable alternatives to plastic. 🔹 Automotive – Industrial Foundation & Engineering Passion In addition to these ventures, my engineering passion for development, production technology, and fact-based decision-making has shaped long-standing collaborations with leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers, where we act as a development partner and series supplier. Together with a strong team, we translate technical excellence into scalable mass production and create solutions that are both industry-proven and globally competitive. This foundation enables us not only to deliver reliable results, but also to drive growth and transformation – bridging automotive-grade engineering with entrepreneurial innovation in security and sustainability. 🌍 My Principle Whether advancing security with autonomous systems or sustainability with packaging innovation, my entrepreneurial principle remains the same: develop future-proof technologies that scale globally and make societies more resilient.

Experience

  • Group CEO at CHOCAL Sustainable Packaging
    2000 - Present · 26 yrs 7 mos

  • Group CEO at Hörnlein Group
    2000 - Present · 26 yrs 7 mos

  • Director Quality Management at Vaillant Group
    Mar 1997 - Dec 1999 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Leibniz Universität Hannover ()
    • Member of Scientific Staff
      1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs

    • Mechanical Engineering Student
      1988 - Jun 1993 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Reserve Officer (German Army) at Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)
    1987 - 1996 · 9 yrs