Hartmut Jenner

CEO @ Kärcher | Renew to sustain: Together, we make a powerful impact towards a clean world. | Passionate about people & leadership. | Yellow at 💛 | Business Admin & Engineering Graduate who grew up on a family farm.

Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Hartmut Jenner is Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Management of Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG. After his studies of both Business Administration and Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, he joined the company in 1991. He was first appointed Assistant to the Director of Finance, Accounting, and HR, before being promoted to the position of Head of Corporate Accounting. In 1994, he became Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Divisional Head of Systems Engineering. In 1997, he took on the role of Vice President of the Home & Garden business unit (end-user products), and from 1998, he was also Chief Executive Officer of Kärcher North America at the same time. In the year 2000, Hartmut Jenner was appointed Managing Director; in 2001, he became CEO of the Kärcher Group and Chairman of the Alfred Kärcher Foundation. At Kärcher, a team of 17,000 people in 87 countries and more than 170 companies is working together to make the world a cleaner place. As the market leader in cleaning technology, Kärcher globally offers solutions for cleaning and care, generating a turnover of close to 3.5 billion euros in 2025.

Experience

  • Kärcher (35 yrs 6 mos)
    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Chairman of the Board of Management
      2001 - Present · 25 yrs 6 mos

    • Chief Executive Officer Kärcher North America
      1998 - 2002 · 4 yrs

    • Managing Director
      2000 - 2001 · 1 yr