Gerhard Federer is on the board of Dürr AG and 4 other companies. In his past career he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Schunk Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Head-Planning & Control at E Scheurich Pharmwerk, Vice President of P.H. Glatfelter Co. and Commercial Director at Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH & Co. KG (a subsidiary of P.H. Glatfelter Co.), Chief Executive Officer for SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG and Head-Business Planning at Heinrich Heine GmbH.