Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Krunnies was a member of Halder’s Advisory Board until 2009. As an expert in production and management issues, he became head of production and trouble shooter for international production sites at bearing manufacturer INA-Schaeffler in 1968. He joined KERN-LIEBERS, a manufacturer of components for the automotive and textile industries, as technical director in 1991 where his responsibilities included product development and building an international production base.

Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Krunnies received a grant from ZEISS-Stiftung to study precision engineering at Hochschule für Technik in Berlin and holds a degree in engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur).