Kieback&Peter honored as a Best Managed Company 2026
Kieback&Peter has been honored as a Best Managed Company 2026. The distinction recognizes excellent corporate management as well as a clear strategic and sustainable orientation.
With this recognition, Kieback&Peter ranks among the best-managed mid-sized companies in Germany. The award was presented on May 21, 2026, during the official ceremony at the Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main. Deloitte Private, UBS, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and the Federation of German Industries honor companies that stand out through a clear strategy, a strong corporate culture, a high level of innovation, and sustainable and responsible corporate governance.
The award confirms Kieback&Peter’s long-term strategic course and underlines its commitment to consistently combining economic success with responsibility, future viability, and stability.
Excellent corporate leadership in dynamic times
The Best Managed Companies program is both a competition and a seal of quality for successful mid-sized companies. It evaluates businesses based on key criteria such as strategy, productivity and innovation, culture and commitment, as well as governance and financial performance. Its goal is to build a national and international network of excellently managed mid-sized companies.
A defining feature of the program is its international reach. Originally launched by Deloitte in Canada in the 1990s, Best Managed Companies is now established in more than 45 countries. The Best Managed Company 2026 award places Kieback&Peter among an international group of companies that set benchmarks in leadership, resilience, and sustainable development.
A milestone on the path to the 100th anniversary
The award comes at a special time in the company’s history. Kieback&Peter is currently preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2027. The Best Managed Companies Award marks an important milestone and confirms the company’s strategic direction across generations.
The Best Managed Company award confirms that we are on the right track with our long-term approach. We deliberately invest in sustainability, in our corporate culture, and in the future of our company. Receiving this award shortly before our 100th anniversary in 2027 is especially gratifying and motivates us to continue on this path.
Strong foundation of technology, culture and responsibility
Founded in 1927, Kieback&Peter is now one of the leading providers of intelligent building automation. With its own hardware, software, and data-driven services, the company supports customers in the public sector, business, healthcare, and industry in operating buildings in an energy-efficient, safe, and sustainable way.
Around 1,700 employees at 50 locations worldwide put this approach into practice every day. They form the foundation for innovation, customer proximity, and the ability to achieve sustainable growth even in a challenging market environment.
Rigorous selection process
The winners of the Best Managed Companies Award were determined through a multi-stage selection process. In addition to a detailed analysis of the application documents, the companies were intensively assessed in personal coaching sessions. The focus was on future viability, resilience, and the ability to secure sustainable growth over the long term.
The Best Managed Company 2026 award reinforces Kieback&Peter’s ambition to digitize buildings and thereby make an active contribution to a better, more sustainable world:
We digitize buildings for a better world.
