Dr. Raphael Kiesel has taken over the management of ARRI’s lighting division in Munich as its SVP. In this role, he is responsible for the entire business unit. Dr. Kiesel reports directly to Dr. Matthias Erb, chairman of the executive board at ARRI.

Dr. Kiesel previously held the responsibility for global quality management at ARRI. In this capacity, he has systematically refined quality management at the company. 

Even before joining ARRI, Dr. Kiesel acquired a deep technical understanding combined with entrepreneurial thinking and international experience. 

He spent time in the US.., 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.