ARX Robotics appoints former Lufthansa board member Detlef Kayser as Board Advisor

ARX Robotics has appointed Detlef Kayser as a new Board Advisor, the company announced. His strategic leadership experience, technical expertise and international experience are intended to help ARX Robotics grow, achieve operational excellence and position itself better globally.

Kayser is regarded as an experienced strategist with a background in aerospace engineering. He worked as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and was a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG from 2019 to 2024. In his new role, he is to advise on international scaling, fleet-level systems thinking and process workflows so that growth moves ahead faster. At the same time, he is to strengthen the network through which ARX Robotics supports partnerships and the expansion of its markets in industry and in strategic sectors.

ARX Robotics and Kayser on the appointment

For Marc Wietfeld, co-founder and CEO of ARX Robotics, the appointment is a reason to celebrate:

The addition of Detlef Kayser to our Advisory Board is a clear endorsement of what we are building at ARX Robotics. His confidence shows that our approach of combining deep-tech innovation with defence relevance addresses one of Europe's most pressing challenges.— Marc Wietfeld, co-founder and CEO of ARX Robotics

Looking ahead, Wietfeld added:

With his experience and strategic perspective, we will accelerate our growth and help shape how modern defence capabilities are developed and scaled.— Marc Wietfeld

The new advisor himself also commented:

ARX Robotics combines military experience, technological excellence, operational proximity and entrepreneurial drive. I look forward to supporting the team in its dynamic development and to contributing to strengthening defence capability.— Detlef Kayser