- Norbert Indlekofer and Prof. Dr Peter Pleus join Executive Board of Schaeffler AG
- Automotive business with joint leadership in the future
- Wolfgang Dangel leaves the company at his own request
At its meeting on December 13, 2013, Schaeffler AG's Supervisory Board appointed Norbert Indlekofer (55) and Prof. Dr. Peter Pleus (59), currently business division heads of Schaeffler Automotive, to the Executive Board of Schaeffler AG. They will jointly lead the Automotive division in the future. Norbert Indlekofer will be responsible for the Transmission Systems and Automotive Aftermarket business division. He also takes over responsibility for Research & Development within Schaeffler Automotive. Prof. Dr. Peter Pleus will lead the Engine Systems and Chassis Systems business areas. He also heads the Global Key Account Management.
Wolfgang Dangel (50), currently head of the Automotive division, will leave the company at his own request at the end of the year to pursue new professional challenges.
Georg F. W. Schaeffler, Chairman of Schaeffler AG's Supervisory Board, said, "We are pleased to appoint two such experienced automotive experts to the Executive Board who have successfully led the most important areas of our automotive division for more than ten years. The new joint leadership of the Automotive division also reflects the high importance of this business area within Schaeffler Group. We are very grateful to Wolfgang Dangel for his many years of excellent work for our company and wish him all the best in his new ventures. We wish Norbert Indlekofer and Peter Pleus every success in their new and challenging roles."