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Alex Kempkens

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Head of Engineering at Magnolia
📍 Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Alex is an experienced technology leader focused on Enterprise Lean-Agile transformations and organizational development. Currently Head of Engineering at Magnolia, he previously led the Agile Center of Excellence at Continentals Autonomous Driving unit. People he has worked with often refer to him as analytical, intuitive, and a strong, pragmatic leader.

Outside of his corporate roles, Alex is a co-founder of the open-source CMS project Joomla, demonstrating a long-standing passion for crowd-based collaboration and innovation. He lives with his family at Lake Constance in Germany and has even created a registered artwork exploring the theme of digitalization and agility.

Unique fact: He is a founding member of Joomla, one of the worlds most popular open-source content management systems.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Agile Transformation
He has extensive experience leading Lean-Agile centers of excellence and guiding global engineering teams in organizational change, particularly within the automotive and tech industries.
Industry 5. 0
His professional headline identifies him as an "Industry 5. 0 mindset shifter, " indicating a focus on human-centric, sustainable, and resilient industrial practices.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Engineering
Magnolia
5-2024 - 12-2024
Sen. Manager Finance Transformation & strategic project PMO
Continental
11-2022 - 4-2024
Head of Transformation, Culture and Business System
Continental
7-2021 - 10-2022
Head of Lean-Agile Center of Excellence, Learning & Competence Mngt. & R&D Transformation Lead
Continental
11-2017 - 7-2021
Investor, Crowed-Funding
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Education
2005 - 2009
B.A.
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
1986 - 1990
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Feodor-Lynen-Gymnasium, Planegg
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