TII Group Appoints Gregor Wiche as Managing Director After Years of Growth

Dr Gregor Wiche will become Managing Director and Spokesman of the Board of the Scheuerle and Kamag parent on 1 December, succeeding Dr Gerald Karch.

The company that holds the world record for moving the heaviest load on wheels is changing the person at the top. TII Group, the German manufacturer of heavy-duty and special vehicles behind TII SCHEUERLE and TII KAMAG, has announced that Dr Gerald Karch will step down for personal reasons after nearly nine years with the group. From 1 December 2026, Dr Gregor Wiche will join the Management Board as Managing Director and Spokesman of the Board.

Wiche will lead alongside Filippo Baldassari, Managing Director since January 2025. The split of responsibilities is clear: Wiche will oversee operations, engineering, human resources, finance and controlling, while Baldassari keeps the market-facing side, with sales, service, marketing and business development.

Twice the revenue since 2018

Karch arrived in 2018 to restructure the group and steer its strategy. According to TII, revenue doubled during his tenure, financial stability improved, and the group invested heavily in its product range and production facilities. Further investments are under way and will continue in the coming years.

“Over the past years, we have worked together to strengthen the TII Group, sharpen its strategic focus and build a solid foundation for the future. With a carefully prepared transition, I feel that the time is right for me to hand over my responsibilities to the new management team.”

Said Karch.

Wiche comes from Driventic GmbH, which he led over the past three years and carved out as a stand-alone entity within the Voith Group. Before that, he held executive roles in Asia and Europe, in industries ranging from paper machinery and rail to commercial vehicle components.

“TII Group has a strong market position, outstanding technological capabilities and a clear ambition for the future. I look forward to jointly working with Filippo Baldassari and the whole TII community around the world to increase operational excellence, turn innovation into value for our customers and drive TII to the next level.”

Said Dr Gregor Wiche.

A New Holding Structure for TII Group

The leadership change comes with a new ownership structure. The Otto Rettenmaier family, which owns the group, is setting up a new top holding company, TII Group GmbH & Co. KG, which will also be managed by Wiche and Baldassari. Susanne Rettenmaier is stepping down as managing director of the family holding and joining the Supervisory Board, where she will represent the family’s interests.

For customers in heavy transport, cranes, energy, shipbuilding, steel and mining, the message is continuity: the new team inherits a strategy and an investment programme rather than a turnaround. TII employs around 1,000 people, produces in Germany and India, and holds the current record of more than 23,000 tonnes for transporting an extremely heavy load on vehicles.

TII Group Appoints Gregor Wiche as Managing Director After Years of Growth published on The HeavyQuip Magazine.