Dr. Tobias Stricker

Dr. Tobias K. Stricker (born 1974) is the Director of Strategic Investments at the Knauf Group. After completing his degree in business administration at the University of Mannheim in 2002, Dr. Stricker began his career as a consultant at a tax-focused law firm in Bonn. From 2003 to 2006, alongside his work in Bonn, he pursued doctoral research at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the University of Michigan Law School. He completed his doctorate in 2006 with a dissertation on international trade law. From 2012 to 2016, he served as a lecturer in International Business Administration at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt.

In 2007, Dr. Stricker joined the Knauf Group, where he held various positions in the insulation division until 2017, most recently as Group Finance Director. In 2017, he assumed responsibility for expanding and managing the Knauf Group’s shared services organization. Since 2023, as Director of Strategic Investments, he has focused on planning and implementing the Knauf Group’s sustainability and growth investments. His areas of interest include geopolitical corporate finance and risk management.