Head offices
| Photo | Company | Address | Headquarters size |
|---|---|---|---|
 | BMW GroupBMW Group Headquarters (Four-Cylinder) | Petuelring 130, 80788 München, Germany | ≈ 570,000 sq ft (52,955 m²) |
 | Munich ReMain Building (HQ) | Königinstraße 107, Munich | — |
 | SiemensNew headquarters building | Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, 80333 München, Germany | ≈ 484,376 sq ft (45,000 m²) |
Sizes are the companies’ own figures, as shown on each profile with the source. “—” means the company does not publish one.
Other notable offices in Munich
Offices of companies headquartered elsewhere, from each company profile.
| Company | Office | Address |
|---|---|---|
| IBMHeadquarters: Armonk, New York | Highlight Towers | Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße, MunichSource: Wikipedia, “Highlight Towers” (IBM among the best-known tenants) |
Munich in headquarters history
- 2016Airbus · The Wings Campus opens
In June 2016 Airbus Group inaugurated its new headquarters facilities beside the Toulouse-Blagnac runway, built in 25 months for 1,500 employees. The move led to the sale of the Munich (Unterschleißheim) and Paris (Montmorency) sites, which fully paid for the new campus.
- 2010Siemens · A competition for a new headquarters
Siemens and the city of Munich launched the project and held an architectural competition, won by Henning Larsen Architects. The design kept and renovated the Palais and its neighboring building and joined them to a new building behind.
- 2002Munich Re · A concrete block reborn
Baumschlager Eberle turned a washed-concrete block housing Munich Re's headquarters into a building with a green double glass façade, new atria and a 50 m wooden lobby, reusing half of the old building mass.
- 1995Munich Re · Walking Man on Leopoldstraße
Jonathan Borofsky's 17-metre Walking Man has stood on the forecourt of Munich Re's Leopoldstraße office building since 1995. Over the years more than 60 site-specific artworks were made for the campus.
- 1966BMW Group · Offices scattered across the city
Fast growth in the 1960s left no room for administration at the plant; departments moved into rented offices around Munich. On June 14, 1966 board member Wilhelm Hermann Gieschen presented plans for a new office building on Dostlerstraße, next to the plant gate.
- 1949Siemens · Munich becomes headquarters — the Ludwig Ferdinand Palais
On April 1, 1949, Munich became the headquarters of Siemens & Halske (Erlangen for Siemens-Schuckertwerke, with Berlin as a second headquarters city for both). The historic Ludwig Ferdinand Palais on Wittelsbacherplatz served as Siemens' headquarters from 1949.
- 1945Siemens · Management moves south
After World War II, Siemensstadt was occupied by the Soviet Army and extensive dismantling took place. From the summer of 1945, Siemens-Schuckertwerke was managed from Erlangen and Siemens & Halske group management sat in Munich.
- 1939–45Munich Re · Bomb damage in World War II
The Main Building was damaged by bombs during the Second World War; Munich Re's archive photo shows the damage. It has been in continuous use since 1913.
- 1938Lufthansa Group · Into the new Tempelhof Airport
On 24 June 1938 Lufthansa's headquarters moved into the new Berlin-Tempelhof Airport. In March 1945, as the front approached, part of the headquarters was relocated to Munich.
- 1913Munich Re · The Main Building, Königinstraße 107
Built in 13 months, the new head office was handed over by architects Bieber and Hollweck on March 20, 1913. Founder Thieme commissioned regional artists for frescoes and sculptures — the start of the Munich Re Art Collection.
- 1911Munich Re · Too small: land bought on Königinstraße
By 1910, 421 staff worked at the Munich head office, spread across several buildings. In June 1911 Munich Re bought land on Königinstraße for 900,000 marks to build a head office.
- 1880Munich Re · Two rooms at Maffeistraße 1
Carl Thieme started business in April 1880 with a staff of four. The first office was two rooms in a building at Maffeistraße 1, known as Munich's “stock exchange bazaar”.
Questions
Which big companies have their headquarters in Munich?
On eciffo, 3 of the biggest companies have their head office in Munich: BMW Group, Munich Re and Siemens.
Which big companies have notable offices in Munich besides their headquarters?
IBM (Highlight Towers, Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße, Munich).
What is the biggest company headquarters in Munich?
Of the head offices on eciffo, BMW Group's BMW Group Headquarters (Four-Cylinder) is the largest at ≈ 570,000 sq ft (52,955 m²), as reported by the company.