Executive Board

In his role as CEO, Dr Jürgen Brandes can look back on more than 35 years of professional experience in the fields of electrical engineering, electrical engineering and automation. During his many years at Siemens AG, he gained operational and strategic management experience in all key corporate functions, including numerous general management functions - most recently as CEO of the Process Industries and Drives division. Dr Brandes also has deep industry knowledge in diverse process industries, in supplier industries, in engineering, and especially in electromobility and the rail sector, including modern signalling technology.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grenz was appointed as CFO on an interim basis with effect from September 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 105 (2) Sentence 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). He was previously Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaltbau Holding AG. His Supervisory Board mandate is suspended for the duration of his appointment.

His activities at Schaltbau focus on managing the segments Mobile and Stationary Transportation Technology. In this role, Volker Kregelin applies comprehensive leadership, sales and operations know how gained in over twenty years. In the early days of his professional life he proved himself in various capacities at Siemens Verkehrstechnik and Adtranz / Bombardier Transportation in the areas of rail infrastructure and railway traction vehicles. He then took responsibility for manufacturing sites worldwide at intralogistics expert Dematic. Later in his career he returned to Bombardier Transportation where he took over management responsibility for the stationary transportation technology in Germany. After that, in the role of sales head Germany he further developed business relations in the area of mobile transportation technology, before joining Schaltbau.
Volker Kregelin holds a degree in engineering and a supplementary degree in economics. He comes with multi-year international experience obtained in Eastern Europe and in Asia.