Dr. Keppler is the chief executive officer of AM Scalation, an additive manufacturing consulting company, which he founded in April 2021. He previously held multiple positions at EOS GmbH (“EOS”), a global provider of 3D printing solutions, including serving as managing director from October 2019 to March 2021, chief executive officer from May 2017 to September 2019 and chief marketing officer from October 2012 to April 2017. Prior to EOS, he held different management positions within Siemens AG, a global manufacturing and technology company headquartered in Munich.

Dr. Keppler currently serves on the advisory boards of Incus GmbH, a 3D printer manufacturer, AMFlow, a provider of end-to-end automation for 3D-printing factories, and Roboze, an industrial 3D printer manufacturer.

He also serves as an industry advisor to PartsCloud GmbH, a provider of cloud-based logistics for spare parts, and as a member of the board of directors of Sun Metalon, Inc., and Velo3D, both metal 3D printing manufacturers. D

Dr. Keppler holds a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and a degree in in Business Administration from the University of Zurich.