Schaeffler AG - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Schaeffler AG’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Schaeffler AG's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Klaus Rosenfeld
Chief Executive Officer Senior ManagementMr. Klaus Rosenfeld has been the Chief Executive Officer of the company since June 2014. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer in the company from 2009 to 2014. Previously, he served as a Director of Dresdner Bank AG, since 2002 to 2009. He also served as the Chief Representative and Deputy Head of Finance and Controlling of Bernhard Walter from 2001 to 2002 and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2001. Earlier, he served at Dresdner Bank in 1993.
Christophe Hannequin
Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Christophe Hannequin has been the Chief Financial Offficer of the company since 2025. Prior to this, heserved as the Chief Financial Officer at the JCB Group in Great Britain from 2022 to 2024. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Offier for the global Business Line Service and Solutions at Michelin. He served as Controller for Manufacturing Operations North America and as Director of Finance for the USA at Plastic Omnium from 2004 to 2008. Earlier, he served as the Director of Finance at Saint-Gobain Sekurit from 2002 to 2004.
Jochen Schroder
Chief Operating Officer Senior ManagementMr. Jochen Schroder has been the Chief Operating Officer of the company since April 2026. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer for Europe from 2024 to 2026. Previously, he served as the President of the E-Mobility business division of the company from 2018 to 2024. He also served as the Chief Technology Offier at Valeo-Siemens eAutomotive from 2016 to 2018. Earlier,he served as the Head of System Design and Advance Development E-Drive at BMW AG.
Uwe Wagner
Chief Technology Officer Senior ManagementMr. Uwe Wagner has been the Chief Technology Officer of the company since 2019. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Research and Development Automotive from 2014 to 2019. He also held additional position responsibility of Industrial division from 2016 to 2019. Previously, he served Transmission Technologies business unit from 2017 to 2014. He started his career as a development engineer in the field of control hydraulics automatic transmissions at LuK in 1993.
Astrid Fontaine
Chief Human Resources Officer Senior ManagementMs. Astrid Fontaine has been the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company since January 2024. She also serves as the Director of Labor Relations of Schaeffler Group. Prior to this, she served as a Head of People, Digitalization, and IT at Bentley Motors in the UK from January 2018 to August 2021. Previously, she served in leadership roles at Porsche Cars North America and at DaimlerChrysler and Mercedes-Benz AG.
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