ARRI Appoints Dr. Raphael Kiesel As Senior VP Business Unit
Lighting
Dr. Raphael Kiesel, Senior Vice President Business Unit Lighting, ARRI Lighting
Dr. Raphael Kiesel will take over the management of ARRI's lighting division on December 1,
2023. In
this role, he will be responsible for the entire business unit. Dr. Kiesel reports directly to
Dr.
Matthias Erb, Chairman of the Executive Board at ARRI.
Dr. Kiesel is currently responsible for global quality management at ARRI. In this role, he has
systematically refined quality management at the company. The focus of further development is on the
structured transfer of customer requirements into the film technology company's products and
services.
Even before joining ARRI, Dr. Kiesel acquired a deep technical understanding combined with
entrepreneurial thinking and international experience. He spent time abroad in the USA, France, and
China. During his time as a research assistant and department head at the Fraunhofer Institute IPT
and Machine Tool Laboratory (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University, he completed his doctorate in
mechanical engineering. At the same time, he completed an MBA at the Collège des Ingénieurs in
cooperation with Siemens.
Dr. Erb, Chairman of the ARRI Executive Board, remarks: "We are extremely pleased that we have been
able to win Dr. Kiesel for this position. As the new head of the division, he will continue to drive
the development of ARRI Lighting. I wish Raphael the best of luck and success in this exciting and
challenging task."
Lars Weyer, member of the Executive Board and CFO of ARRI, emphasizes: "In his role as head of
Quality Management, Raphael has already proven that he can drive topics successfully. He will
continue to do so in his new position."
Dr. Kiesel, new Senior Vice President Business Unit Lighting at ARRI, adds, "ARRI's commitment to
quality is already inspiring but I want to push the quality of our brand and its lighting portfolio
even further. The sights are set on becoming a full-range provider in our core market while
elevating activities in new segments. Producing the right products at the right time and in the best
quality, that's been the ARRI promise for over 100 years. I look forward to continuing this success
story in intensive dialog with our customers and users."