Alexander Werdich

Alexander Werdich is Managing Partner of the MUNK Group. His career brings together technical training, engineering knowledge, leadership experience and many years of hands-on work in access equipment, rescue equipment and fire service equipment.

After training as an automotive mechatronics technician and studying mechanical engineering, he began his career as a design and development engineer at Magirus. Since 2014 he has held senior roles within the MUNK Group — first as Head of MUNK Service and a member of the management team, and since 2025 as Managing Partner.

Alexander Werdich combines technical understanding with a clear eye for markets, users and business development. His goal is to create solutions that prove their worth in the field and provide professional users with lasting safety and reliability.

Alongside his business activities, Alexander Werdich has been actively involved with the Reisensburg Volunteer Fire Brigade for many years — initially as Youth Officer, and since 2009 as Chief Commander. He is also active in the wider industry, representing the MUNK Group as its contact and representative in the VDMA Fire Service Equipment association.

• Managing Partner of the MUNK Group since January 2025
• Active senior member of the MUNK Group's industrial fire brigade
• Member of the MUNK Group management team since 2014
• Head of MUNK Service, 2014 to 2020
• Design and Development Engineer at Magirus, 2011 to 2014
• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Ulm University of Applied Sciences
• Automotive Mechatronics Technician apprenticeship, BMW dealership Günzburg
• Abitur (A-levels), Dossenberger Gymnasium Günzburg
• Chief Commander, Reisensburg Volunteer Fire Brigade, since 2009
• Youth Officer, Reisensburg Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1997 to 2009

For Alexander Werdich, running a business means one thing above all: taking responsibility — towards customers, employees and the region. This is not a corporate programme; it is lived practice. It shows in long-term investment decisions, in an unwavering commitment to quality, and in the drive to develop solutions that stand up to daily use.

The MUNK Group stands for products that professional users can rely on without reservation: in industry, the trades, the public sector, and in fire and rescue services. For Alexander Werdich, that standard is not a given — it is a daily commitment.

For him, responsibility does not stop at the company boundary. Sustainability, community engagement and the long-term development of the business and its locations are as much a part of entrepreneurial action as revenue and growth.

"We want to be known — by our customers, our business partners and our employees — as a company that takes responsibility."
— Alexander Werdich, interview in DER MALER, November 2024

In the field of fire service and rescue equipment, Alexander Werdich brings together a manufacturer's perspective with his own hands-on experience. As Managing Partner of the MUNK Group, he guides the ongoing development of a manufacturer of access equipment and rescue equipment — including the design and production of solutions for use by fire brigades.

His view of these topics goes beyond the purely commercial. As a long-serving Chief Commander of the Reisensburg Volunteer Fire Brigade and an active senior member of the MUNK Group's industrial fire brigade, he knows the demands of inspection, maintenance and operational readiness from direct personal experience.

Alexander Werdich is also active in the wider industry. He represents the MUNK Group as its contact and representative in the VDMA Fire Service Equipment association.

Alexander Werdich is available to contribute articles and expert commentary on the following topics:

• Access equipment in industry, the trades and the public sector
• Rescue equipment and fire service equipment
• Safe use, inspection and maintenance
• Technical responsibility in medium-sized businesses
• Practical requirements from operations, service and product development