One of the oldest handcrafts originates in Zwiesel.

A long-established company on its way to business excellence.

A long-established company on its way to business excellence. More than 150 years of practicing the art of glassmaking, combined with technology and salesmanship are proof of an examplary company history. Hence, today the Zwiesel Fortessa AG holds a leading position in the world of exclusive glass products. 620 employees view themselves as guardians of quality, the majority of them is deeply rooted in the „glass city“ Zwiesel in the Bavarian Forest. Here, glass products for customers from around the world are created using advanced production techniques. Manufactures from Zwiesel are valued for their perfection in more than 160 countries. ZWIESEL GLAS is the new umbrella brand of the glass manufacture run by Prof. Dr. Andreas Buske, which is an essential component to the national as well as the international haute cuisine. With the brands SCHOTT ZWIESEL, ZWIESEL 1872 and JENAER GLAS it also caters for the needs of private users and reaffirms their taste for timeless design in sophisticated glass and tableware. The Zwiesel Fortessa AG stands for innovation, self-sufficient entrepreneurship, as well as a value chain designed to match the dynamics of the world market. Numerous awards highlight the reputation of the internationally active glass innovator from Zwiesel.

Prof. Dr. Buske in front of a glass machine, symbolic of innovation and precision in glass production.

Owner

Prof. Dr. Andreas Buske

Curriculum Vitae

Studied industrial engineering at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Research assistant at the Giessen University
Doctorate gained in 1998 at the Chair for Industrial Management and Controlling at the Justus-Liebig University Giessen
Doctoral thesis on the topic of “Organisation und Auftragsabwicklung in Industrieunternehmungen” (Organisation and Order Processing in Industrial Companies)
Consultancy position within the company Schott AG in Mainz for the segments Organisation Development, Process Optimisation and Value-Based Management
From 1999 Commercial manager of the then Schott Zwiesel AG, becoming Chief Financial Officer a short time later
By means of a management buy-out, Dr. Andreas Buske became co-owner of Schott Zwiesel AG and assumed responsibility for the company’s commercial matters
After his colleague on the Board of Directors retired in 2015, Dr. Buske took over Zwiesel Fortessa AG as sole owner
Since December 2016, Honorary Professor at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of the Management Board

Kathrin Strous

Curriculum Vitae

From 2001 to 2006 studied Business Administration at the University of Regensburg, graduating with a degree in Business Administration
From 2006 to 2014 Assurance Audit Industrial Services and from October 2013 authorised signatory/manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG in Munich
From 2014 to 2018 Head of Finance at Sturm Holding GmbH
From April 2018 to September 2018 Employee auditor at Dr Kittl & Partner GmbH
From October 2018 to December 2023 Head of Finance/Controlling/IT at Zwiesel Fortessa AG
Since November 2020 Managing Director of Zwiesel Fortessa GmbH
Since January 2024 Member of the Management Board at Zwiesel Fortessa AG