Who this company is.
Aurelius Industries builds the machines, systems and materials that keep factories, ports and power grids running.
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Aurelius started in 1919 as a machine shop in Essen. Today it is a group of seven businesses, run fairly independently.
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Most of the money comes from selling big, long-lived equipment to other companies. Almost nothing is sold to consumers.
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The equipment lasts 20 to 30 years. So the real relationship with a customer starts after the sale: service, spare parts, upgrades, software.
The basics
Founded
1919
Essen, Germany
Headquarters
Munich
Listed in Frankfurt
Revenue
$38.4B
Last full year
People
74,000
Across 41 countries
Businesses
7
Each with its own P&L
Customers
~9,400
Almost all business-to-business
Who buys from them
Factories and plant operators
34% of revenue
Production lines, robots, control systems.
Ports, rail and logistics operators
24% of revenue
Sorting, moving and tracking goods.
Utilities and grid operators
21% of revenue
Grid hardware, storage, monitoring.
Construction and infrastructure
12% of revenue
Materials, coatings, components.
Public sector and transport
9% of revenue
Buses, depots, charging.
Where the money comes from
New equipment
62%
Sold once. Big ticket.
Service and spare parts
29%
Every year, for decades.
Software and data
9%
Growing fastest. Smallest today.
Most of the revenue is still the one-time sale. The part that repeats every year is smaller — and the part that could repeat forever is the smallest of all.
The seven businesses
Each one runs itself. That is the whole story.
Industrial Technology
$9.8B
Machines and control systems for factories.
Sells: Robot cells, drives, factory control software.
- People
- 18,400
- Sites
- 34 sites
- Led by
- Marta Solberg
Logistics Systems
$7.1B
Systems that move and sort goods.
Sells: Port cranes, sorting systems, warehouse automation.
- People
- 15,900
- Sites
- 27 sites
- Led by
- Daniel Achebe
Energy Systems
$6.4B
Hardware for power grids and storage.
Sells: Switchgear, transformers, battery storage.
- People
- 11,200
- Sites
- 19 sites
- Led by
- Elena Fioretti
Digital Infrastructure
$5.2B
The software layer on top of the machines.
Sells: Monitoring platforms, predictive maintenance, data services.
- People
- 8,600
- Sites
- 12 sites
- Led by
- Priya Raghunathan
Advanced Materials
$4.3B
Special metals, coatings and composites.
Sells: Coatings, alloys, wear-resistant parts.
- People
- 7,300
- Sites
- 16 sites
- Led by
- Tomás Ferreira
Enterprise Services
$3.4B
The people who install, service and repair everything.
Sells: Field service, maintenance contracts, training.
- People
- 9,100
- Sites
- 180+ service hubs
- Led by
- Anne Lindqvist
Mobility
$2.2B
Electric buses and depot charging.
Sells: Vehicles, charging hardware, depot planning.
- People
- 3,500
- Sites
- 6 sites
- Led by
- Kwame Boateng
Who works here
74,000 people. Roughly split like this.
Making things
Plants and assembly
38,200
Service in the field
On customer sites
14,600
Engineering and R&D
Across all seven businesses
9,800
Sales and customer teams
Mostly per business, not shared
6,100
Software and data
Two thirds sit in one business
3,200
Central functions
Finance, HR, legal, strategy
2,100
Who decides
Johanna Meyrick
Since 2021
Chief Executive Officer · Came from Energy Systems.
Rafael Otieno
Since 2019
Chief Financial Officer · Runs the group planning cycle.
Priya Raghunathan
Since 2022
Chief Digital Officer · Also leads Digital Infrastructure.
Ingrid Halvorsen
Since 2020
Chief People Officer · Owns skills and mobility data.
Marcus Reinhardt
Since 2018
Chief Technology Officer · Coordinates R&D across units.
Sofia Marchetti
Since 2023
Chief Strategy Officer · Asked for this scan.
How the company runs
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Each of the seven businesses has its own leadership, own targets and own budget.
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Sales teams belong to the business, not to the customer. A single customer can be served by four separate teams.
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Central functions are small on purpose. The group steers with targets, not with instructions.
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Planning runs once a year, per business. Cross-business projects need agreement from every leader involved.
Why we show you this
Almost everything HEWEN finds at Aurelius comes from one shape: seven strong businesses that rarely look sideways. Read the profile once and the findings explain themselves.
Aurelius Industries is a made-up company. Every number here is invented for the demo.