# Reinhard Braun

> Reinhard Braun is the Austrian founder and CEO of Pantec Group, the family-owned engineering business he co-founded in Liechtenstein in 1990. Trained in electronics at HTL Bregenz, he worked in textile-machine product development and CNC software before founding Pantec. His career includes international expansion, further commercial education and support for practical connections between business and its surrounding community.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Pantec Group
- **Organizations:** Pantec Group, Pantec Engineering AG, Pantec Biosolutions AG, Pantec Schweiz AG, START-Vorarlberg
- **Nationality:** Austrian
- **Education:** Engineering qualification in electronics, HTL Bregenz, One-year, on-the-job Sales and Marketing Director course, University of St. Gallen
- **Known for:** Founded Pantec Engineering in 1990 at age 26., Developed Pantec into an international engineering group with operations serving multiple industrial markets., In a 2012 interview, reported that international business represented 95% of turnover and China 25%. These figures are historical.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Completed electronics engineering education at HTL Bregenz and began leading development of textile-machine control systems at Oehler AG in Au, Switzerland.
- **—** — Worked as a software engineer at Grossenbacher AG in St. Gallen on CNC controls for high-end machine tools.
- **1990** — Co-founded Pantec Engineering AG with a partner.
- **2004** — Pantec opened its technology centre in Ruggell and a Shanghai representative office.
- **2007** — Pantec entered print decoration through the acquisition of GS Engineering.
- **2011** — As a START-Vorarlberg patron, hosted scholarship recipients on a December company visit.
- **2018** — Temporarily took responsibility for Pantec’s print-decoration business following the death of Peter Frei.
- **2020** — Handed over his petition for a Salez-Ruggell-Feldkirch bus connection on February 13.

## Achievements

- Founded Pantec Engineering in 1990 at age 26.
- Developed Pantec into an international engineering group with operations serving multiple industrial markets.
- In a 2012 interview, reported that international business represented 95% of turnover and China 25%. These figures are historical.
- Gathered the required 500 online signatures for a cross-border public-transport petition by early 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The Swiss Climate Foundation reported on LaserFly, an agricultural robotics project at Pantec Biosolutions, whose official website identifies Braun as board chairman. It said support began in spring 2025 and reported CEO Clemens Hagen’s discussion of farmer demonstrations and partnerships at the 2026 entrepreneurship day.

## Links

- Website: https://pantec.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinhard-braun-4466b043

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Last updated: 2026-10-15