JESSICA KULITZ
”The responsibility of this traditional family company is to build a sustainable future. Independence and flexibility are the basic requirements not only to conquer new markets and customers but also to master challenges in the socio-political environment.“
FUNCTIONS:
- Acting partner of the ESTA Apparatebau GmbH Co. KG, Ulm / Senden
- CEO of ESTA Extraction USA L.P.
- Managing Director of ESTA Holding LLC
- Member of the General Assembly IHK Ulm
- Member of the 'International Committee' of the IHK Ulm
- Member of the Junior Chamber Ulm/Neu-Ulm
- Member of the Board of the 'International School Ulm/Neu-Ulm' (ISU)
- Member of the Chinese-German Young Professional Campus Mercator Foundation
- Member of the Transatlantic Core Group of the BMW and Bosch Foundation
- Member of the Atlantic Council
- Member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Professional Career:
- 1992 - 2004: International Baccalaureate (A Levels) in St. Clares, Oxford (England) with experience abroad in France, Spain and England
- 2004 - 2006: Wholesale and foreign trade trader at Seeberger KG in Ulm
- 2006 - 2010: Economics degree at the University of Witten/Herdecke and "Stellenbosch University" in South Africa
- 2010 - 2012: Masters degree: executive masters in Family Entrepreneurship (eMA FESH) at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen
- 2013 - 2014: Assistant to Board of Management and certified LEAN Manager, in the company’s management circle of ESTA
- Since 2015: CEO of ESTA Extraction USA L.P. in Charlotte, NC USA
![ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz. ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Jessica-Kulitz-fuer-Homepage-grau.jpg)
IMAGE GALLERY
![Angela Merkel and ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz. Angela Merkel and ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/5/d/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-mit-Bundeskanzlerin-Angela-Merkel-im-Gespraech_8eb1a7842f.jpg)
Angela Merkel and ESTA member Jessica Kulitz in lively conversation
![ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz with Annette Schavan and Franz-Josef Jung. ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz with Annette Schavan and Franz-Josef Jung.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/2/3/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-gibt-Anette-Schavan-und-Franz-Josef-Jung-eine-Stadtfuehrung-durch-Ulm_3f50045793.jpg)
Jessica Kulitz shows Annette Schavan and Franz-Josef Jung (MdB) through Ulm city.
![Volker Kauder with ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz. Volker Kauder with ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/f/e/csm_ESTA-Gesellschafterin-Jessica-Kulitz-mit-CDU-CSU-Fraktionsvorsitzenden-Volker-Kauder_97b075b0b4.jpg)
CDU/CSU parliamentary group president Volker Kauder with ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz
![Jessica Kulitz, Jürgen Gast and Philipp Raunitschke at the donation handover to the intercultural children's house in Ulm. Jessica Kulitz, Jürgen Gast and Philipp Raunitschke at the donation handover to the intercultural children's house in Ulm.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/3/csm_Spendenuebergabe-an-das-interkulturelle-Kinderhaus-von-Jessica-Kulitz-Phillip-Raunitschke-Juergen-Gast_9bd29196e2.jpg)
Jessica Kulitz, Jürgen Gast and Philipp Raunitschke give the prize to the intercultural children's house in Ulm
![Günther Oettinger, ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz and Elisabeth Jeggle. Günther Oettinger, ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz and Elisabeth Jeggle.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/a/3/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-mit-EU-Kommissar-Guenter-Oettinger-und-Elisabeth-Jeggle_c7f0a53ffa.jpg)
EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Jessica Kulitz and Elisabeth Jeggle (MEPs)
![Philipp Raunitschke and Jessica Kulitz welcome Minister of State Beate Merk on her visit to ESTA. Philipp Raunitschke and Jessica Kulitz welcome Minister of State Beate Merk on her visit to ESTA.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-mit-Philipp-Raunitschke-beim-Besuch-von-Staatsministerin-Beate-Merk_97cd228207.jpg)
German Minister of Government Beate Merk visited ESTA. Philipp Raunitschke and Jessica Kulitz warmly welcomed them
![Mr Jakob, ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz and Mr Gardeik. Mr Jakob, ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz and Mr Gardeik.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-mit-Herrn-Jakob-BBG-und-Herrn-Gardeik-StBG_17bf74bd30.jpg)
(from left to right) Mr Jakob (BBG), Jessica Kulitz and Mr Gardeik (StBG)
![Award for ESTA to Jessica Kulitz. Award for ESTA to Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/f/9/csm_Foerderpreisuebergabe-fuer-ESTA-an-Jessica-Kulitz_ec36966373.jpg)
ESTA was proudly awarded the prize, which Jessica Kulitz accepted with a great pleasure.
![Jessica Kulitz shows Annette Schavan the exhaust systems of ESTA. Jessica Kulitz shows Annette Schavan the exhaust systems of ESTA.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/a/6/csm_Beim-Besuch-von-ESTA-bekommt-Anette-Schavan-eine-Fuehrung-von-Jessica-Kulitz_038336c9c1.jpg)
Annette Schavan on a visit to ESTA. Jessica Kulitz presented her with the extraction machines.
![Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke at WiSS. Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke at WiSS.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/9/f/csm_Kooperation-ESTA-WiSS-Jessica-Kulitz-mit-Philipp-Raunitschke_bc154147e6.jpg)
ESTA has been in cooperation with WiSS in Senden for several years. Therefore, visits by Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke are not seldom.
![Prof. Dr. Manfred Wehrheim from Ulm University of Applied Sciences receives a MULTISOG from Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke. Prof. Dr. Manfred Wehrheim from Ulm University of Applied Sciences receives a MULTISOG from Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/5/e/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-und-Philipp-Raunitschke-uebergeben-Manfred-Wehrheim-von-der-Hochschule-Ulm-einen-MULTISOG_2c9708c949.jpg)
Jessica Kulitz and Philipp Raunitschke gave Prof. Dr. Manfred Wehrheim from Ulm University of Applied Sciences a MULTISOG.
![Dr. Peter Kulitz and Jessica Kulitz with Thomas Strobl. Dr. Peter Kulitz and Jessica Kulitz with Thomas Strobl.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/e/1/csm_Peter-Kulitz-und-Jessica-Kulitz-mit-CDU-Landesvorsitzender-Thomas-Strobl_87706253b8.jpg)
Dr. Peter Kulitz and Jessica Kulitz welcomed CDU regional chairman Thomas Strobl
![Ralph Blankenberg, Alexander Kulitz, Walter Döring, Karl-Heinz Raguse and Jessica Kulitz. Ralph Blankenberg, Alexander Kulitz, Walter Döring, Karl-Heinz Raguse and Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/5/8/csm_Jessica-Kulitz-mit-Alexander-Kulitz-und-Ralph-Blankenberg-Walter-Doering-Karl-Heinz-Reguse_75d2322651.jpg)
Meeting with Ralph Blankenberg, German President of the Junior Economic Officers Alexander Kulitz, Walter Döring, Karl-Heinz and ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz
![Donation to the Donau-Iller workshops in Senden with Jessica Kulitz. Donation to the Donau-Iller workshops in Senden with Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/1/3/csm_Spende-an-Donau-Iller-Jessica-Kulitz_746571fdea.jpg)
Sponsoring the Donau-Iller workshops in Senden with Jessica Kulitz
![Chancellor Angela Merkel and ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz. Chancellor Angela Merkel and ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/mount/ESTA_DE/Ueber_uns/Geschaeftsfuehrung/Bilder_Jessica-Kulitz/Gespraech-am-Tag-der-deutschen-Familienunternehmen-zwischen-Jessica-Kulit-und-Bundeskanzlerin-Angela-Merkel.jpg)
Angela Merkel and Jessica Kulitz had a conversation in Berlin on the Day of German Family Businesses
![The CDU Economic Council at EvoBus with section spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz. The CDU Economic Council at EvoBus with section spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Sektionssprecherin-Jessica-Kulitz-mit-dem-CDU-Wirtschaftsrat-bei-Evobus_fc3f48b97d.jpg)
The CDU Economic Committee at EvoBus with Section Spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz
![The CDU Economic Council with section spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz. The CDU Economic Council with section spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/2/1/csm_Sektionssprecherin-Jessica-Kulitz-mit-dem-CDU-Wirtschaftsrat_ea7280f8c1.jpg)
The CDU Economic Committee with section spokeswoman Jessica Kulitz
![ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz, secretary of the management Monika Löffler and personnel officer Katja Keller. ESTA shareholder Jessica Kulitz, secretary of the management Monika Löffler and personnel officer Katja Keller.](https://www.esta.com/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_Preisverleihung-Sozial-Engagiert-Jessica-Kulitz-Monika-Loeffler-Katja-Keller_9108c9b606.jpg)
Award of prize "Social Commitment. (l.t.r.) ESTA partner Jessica Kulitz, secretary of the management Monika Löffler and personnel officer Katja Keller