Stefan Brandl Becomes CEO Of EBM-Pope

The partners of the EBM-Papst Group, market and technology leaders for fans and motors, have appointed Stefan Brandl (48) as the CEO. He will officially take up his mandate on January 1, 2017. Until then, Thomas Wagner, as COO, remained the spokesman for the management of the group.

An internal solution was unanimously decided. "Stefan Brandl also prevailed in an external comparison as a strong team player with his high level of professionalism and vision of the future", the shareholders justify their name. Brandl has been responsible for the structural reform within the group management and, together with his colleagues, the strategic course setting.

Brandl has been part of the company since 1991 and manages the Landshut location. "The trust of my partners and my colleagues is a great incentive for me," says Brandl. "I will work to ensure that EBM-Pope further extends its leading position as number one in the international market for fans and motors."

To the CV Stefan Brandl

Stefan Brandl studied electrical engineering with a focus on energy technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Schweinfurt. The graduate engineer started his professional career at the group in 1991. Since then he has held various management positions at EBM-Papst. Brandl has been Managing Director of EBM-Papst Landshut GmbH since February 2007 and Group Manager of the EBM-Papst Group since May 2016. The group manager is considered a sales professional and innovator who wants to continue the company's success story in the next generation. He relies on a modern team-oriented management style. Stefan Brandl is married and has two children. Born in Kitzingen, he currently lives in Landshut with his family.