Mahle has moved swiftly to appoint a new CEO, following the departure of former chief, Wolf-Henning Scheider to fellow-German supplier, ZF.
Jorg Stratmann will be the new CEO of Mahle, the fourth-largest German automotive component manufacturer with sales of EUR13bn (US16.1bn)
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“When ZF and Scheider both expressed the desire for a change, the Mahle Group was able to resolve the matter swiftly,” said a Mahle statement. “This quick transition was made much easier because Mahle had already earmarked Jorg Stratmann as a possible successor.
“Stratmann joined the Mahle Group after leaving Continental in 2008 and has taken on increasingly demanding tasks. Until now, he has been responsible for managing the entire Mahle Behr Group, now the Mahle Thermal Management business unit, which comprises a number of operational units and most recently accounted for more than 45% of Mahle’s group sales with its future-oriented products.
Stratmann started his professional career in the Controlling department at Siemens Automobiltechnik in Regensburg,Germany. After earning his doctorate in 2000, he took roles in the US, Italy, and Romania with Siemens VDO.
In Romania, he was responsible for the management of the national company as well as that of the development centre and the electronics plant.
In 2006, he returned to Regensburg as head of the Electronic Control Units for Gasoline Engines segment. Just over a year later, Siemens VDO was acquired by Continental and he became head of the Commercial Vehicles customer segment. In 2008, he moved to Stuttgart/Germany to join the Mahle Group.
As a member of the Management Committee, he was initially responsible for the Liquid Management Systems product line, before assuming responsibility for the management of Automotive Sales and Application Engineering from May 2009. In February 2013, he joined the Management Board of the Mahle Behr Group, and he assumed the role of chairman in July 2013.
In 2014, he was also appointed to the Management Board of the Mahle Group, and since then he has been responsible for the Thermal Management business unit.
