For over 40 years Honorary Professor Honorary Senator mult. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Klaus Fischer has stood at the head of the fischer Group of Companies. Under his management, fischer developed from a medium-sized company with a strong focus on Germany and plastic plugs to a globally-active company. fischer was expanded to become the European market leader in fastening technology and the world market leader for anchors – with a constantly growing range of products. Strong competence was built up in chemical fixings and steel anchors through the acquisition of the major competitors in Germany, Upat GmbH & Co. (Emmendingen), and ROCCA Bauchemie GmbH + Co. (Denzlingen). Prof. Klaus Fischer has also consistently driven internationalisation by founding and purchasing subsidiaries and further expanding production sites in Europe, Asia and America. By taking on the new divisions of fischer Automotive (high quality vehicle interiors) and fischer Consulting (process consultation) he has expanded the commercial base of the Group of Companies.
In 1987 Prof. Klaus Fischer introduced the fischer philosophy which defines the company’s aim and its values which are binding for all those employed by the company: innovative, responsible, respectable. He identified the need for new organisational structures and management methods early on. He developed his own philosophy for the improvement of all company processes and the elimination of waste (fischer ProcessSystem) according to the Japanese Kaizen ideas (continuous improvement). In 2007 Prof. Klaus Fischer received the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class for his dedication to in-house and external apprenticeships and further training programmes.
Studies at Technical University Konstanz, graduated Dipl.-Ing. FH
Joined fischerwerke
Appointed Technical Director
Appointed overall director
Business Medal of the Land of Baden-Württemberg
Honorary senator of the University for Soil Culture, Vienna
Honorary senator of the Stuttgart University
Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Medal of Honour of the Altheim community
Citizen Medal of the Waldachtal municipalityHonorary professor of the Tongji University, Shanghai
Federal Cross of 1st Class
Grand seal of the City of Padua, the university city’s most prestigious award
“Award of Excellence” of Club 55 “European Community of Experts in Marketing and Sales”
Competence Award Baden-Württemberg
Honorary citizen of the Waldachtal Municipality
Prof. Klaus Fischer enters "Hall of Fame" of family businesses
DiY-Lifetime-Award
Prof. Klaus Fischer awarded VDI's commemorative medal
Global DiY-Lifetime Award
“Lifetime Award” for his lifetime achievement of Club 55 “European Community of Experts in Marketing and Sales”
Prof. Klaus Fischer awarded the Merit of the state of Baden-Württemberg
