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Prestigious Award for President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer

Claus Bolza-Schünemann is the third family member to receive the medal awarded by the VDMA.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Friedrich Koenig, inventor of the steam-powered cylinder press and pioneer of modern newspaper printing, founded Schnellpressenfabrik Koenig & Bauer together with Andreas Bauer in 1817. Two hundred years later, Koenig’s great-great-great grandson Claus Bolza-Schünemann manages the company in the sixth generation and was honored with the Friedrich-Koenig medal for his exceptional achievements in press manufacturing.   “I am deeply honored to receive this award,” said Bolza-Schünemann at the...

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