Dr Raphael Kiesel to head up ARRI’s lighting division

Dr Raphael Kiesel has been named senior vice president of ARRI’s Business Unit Lighting, effective 1 December 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the entire business unit. Kiesel reports directly to Matthias Erb, chairman of the executive board at ARRI.

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, Kiesel acquired a deep technical understanding combined with entrepreneurial thinking and international experience. He spent time abroad 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 co-operation with Siemens.

Erb remarked: “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, said: “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.”

Kiesel added: “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 dialogue with our customers and users.”