Roland Schwandt has taken over as CEO of German propulsion company Schottel from Stefan Kaul as part of an orderly succession plan.
Christian Bock has been appointed as deputy CEO.
Kaul will continue to be involved with the company, focusing on production and materials management for the German production facilities in Dörth and Wismar together with supporting the new management team.
Schwandt joined Schottel in 2000 as a project manager and has gradually assumed greater responsibilities – from managing the Tug & Offshore Energy segment to global sales responsibility as vice president sales to his appointment as deputy CEO and overall head of customer business in January 2024.
Since his appointment as CEO in 2018, Stefan Kaul has successfully guided the company to its current strong market position together with the management team.
Andreas Block
Bock began his career in 2006 at SSPC in Suzhou, a former Schottel production site in China.
After 11 years, he moved from his leadership role in finance to the German headquarters in Spay, initially taking over as director controlling and IT and later as vice president finance and administration.
Kaul joined the company in 1989 and after holding management positions in research and hydrodynamics, he assumed responsibility for all engineering activities as chief technology officer in 2007.
“Since his appointment as CEO in 2018, Stefan Kaul has successfully guided the company to its current strong market position together with the management team,” explained Andreas Block, CEO of the industrial holding company Schottel Industries GmbH.
“We sincerely thank him for his outstanding commitment and are pleased that he will continue to be available to Schottel GmbH in a key position.”
