Stefan Krug
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Stefan Krug has overall responsibility for the Brose Group's business since October 2024. He is also responsible for the central division Production and thus the global plants as well as quality, logistics, plant planning and production technology.
Stefan Krug studied Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Production Engineering at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He began his career with Brose in 1998 as Technical Assistant to the Executive Vice President Operations. Following a variety of leadership positions, he became general manager of the Coburg plant in 2008 and, four years later, also assumed responsibility for production in the seat systems division. As Chief Operating Officer North America, he headed up the plants in this region from 2014 to 2019.
From 2020 to his return to Brose in July 2022, Stefan Krug was Senior Vice President Operations at ZF Friedrichshafen, where he was responsible for global production in the Car Chassis Technology Division.
Dominic Waldeier
Chief Financial Officer Commercial Administration
Dominic Waldeier is responsible for the commercial division of the Brose Group with the functions Purchasing, Controlling, Information Systems, Finance & Tax and Auditing.
After studying law at the Universities of Bayreuth and Münster and completing his second state examination in law, he began his professional career in 2001 as a tax consultant at KPMG in Düsseldorf. In 2004, Dominic Waldeier moved to Bayer AG, where he held various management positions, including Corporate Finance Head for various regions and CFO of the Middle East region.
In 2020, the fully qualified lawyer joined the Eberspächer Group GmbH & Co. KG Esslingen as Executive Vice President Finance and became Group CFO in 2022. He was appointed CFO of the Brose Group by the Board of Directors on January 1, 2025.
Bernhard Blauth
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Legal
Bernhard Blauth heads the Central Division Human Resources of the Brose Group.
Bernhard Blauth studied law in Münster, Lausanne and Freiburg and obtained a Master of Law in San Diego. After working as a lawyer in Frankfurt, he headed the HR and legal departments at various industrial companies, including six years at automotive supplier Preh GmbH in Bad Neustadt. From 2013 to mid-2023, Mr. Blauth was Head of Human Resources Europe Rail Vehicles at the family-owned company Knorr-Bremse in Munich. In September 2023, he moved to the Executive Board of the Brose Group.
Michael Brandstetter
Executive Vice President Exterior
Michael Brandstetter is head of the Exterior Business Division and products such as door modules and access and closure systems. He is also responsible for Advanced Development and Innovations as well as the entire Asian market.
Mr. Brandstetter studied business administration at the University of Regensburg. After holding various management positions within the Door Systems Division, he headed the Door Division in China from 2013. In 2016, he took over the Door Customer Unit for the VW Group and following the reorganization of the business division at the beginning of 2021, he became the head of the Purchasing & Controlling function.
Following the takeover of Brose Sitech, he was responsible for Transformation and Global Sales in the joint venture before being appointed Board Member for Production, Logistics and Sales in April 2023.
Andreas Jagl
Executive Vice President Interior
Andreas Jagl heads the Interior Business Division and oversees products such as front and rear seat structures, seat components and adjustment systems for the vehicle interior. He is also responsible for central Sales.
Andreas Jagl studied mechanical engineering at the Higher Federal Technical College in Saalfelden/Austria and has worked in the automotive industry since 1992. His leadership roles in Europe and the US included vehicle manufacturer Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke along with automotive suppliers such as Johnson Controls, Polytec Group and Adient. Before joining Brose, Jagl was General Manager of Yanfeng Adient Seating.
Raymond Mutz
Executive Vice President Drives
Raymond Mutz heads up the Drives Business Division, which includes products for thermal management, the drive train, chassis, brakes and steering systems and with drives for e-scooter. He is also responsible for central Electronics.
Raymond Mutz studied business administration at the Würzburg University of Applied Sciences and has worked for Brose since 2006. He headed up Purchasing in North America and took over leadership responsibilities in the Drives Division. He switched positions to head up Controlling Brose Group in 2015. Raymond Mutz had been responsible for the electric air conditioning compressor product unit from 2018 before he took over the Drives Business Division.