German defence technology company HENSOLDT has named Viktoria Stürmer-Kuchelmeister to a newly created senior role overseeing global sales, business development and strategy, effective 1 January 2027.
Stürmer-Kuchelmeister, who currently serves as Head of Sales for HENSOLDT’s Radar and Electromagnetic Warfare Division, will also join the Executive Committee of HENSOLDT AG when she takes up the position. The role is newly created and will consolidate responsibility for international strategy, sales and business development across the company’s defined focus regions worldwide.
HENSOLDT’s Executive Board said the appointment is intended to strengthen the company’s international business development and support the objectives of its North Star Strategy, particularly the strategic axis it describes as Grow with Focus, from 2027 onwards. CEO Oliver Dörre noted that Stürmer-Kuchelmeister brings extensive market, customer and sales experience from her current division role and from previous positions, including service as an officer in the German Armed Forces.
Stürmer-Kuchelmeister succeeds Russell Gould, who is leaving HENSOLDT on 31 December 2026 by mutual agreement after more than six years with the group. Dörre acknowledged Gould’s contributions to the company’s performance during that period.
HENSOLDT, headquartered in Taufkirchen near Munich and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, reported revenue of approximately 2.46 billion euros in 2025 and employs around 10,000 people. The company has separately confirmed a revenue ambition of 6 billion euros for 2030 and a longer-term target of 10 billion euros by 2035.
Source: hensoldt.net
