Gabriela König
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CEO
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König & Meyer
Gabriela König is the CEO of König & Meyer, a music manufacturing company for which her grandfather started in the 1930s. He was a tool maker who saw the need for well structured music stands. The company re-emerged after World War II in 1949 with the help of a sales and marketing man named Mr. Meyer and Gabriela’s father. The two men worked well together in finding an area of need and then filling it with an innovative product. Gabriela worked with her father as she came into the business and soon helped within the marketing department. In 2005, she joined the management team as the CEO with a focus on brand building throughout the world.