Forward-looking, responsible leadership has been fundamental to Dräger’s corporate culture for more than 130 years. Stefan Dräger and his Executive Board team are dedicated to realizing a sustainable increase in corporate value, pursuing that objective with openness, passion and high standards.
Chairman of the Executive Board: Stefan Dräger
Personal information
Date and place of birth: March 18, 1963, Lübeck, Germany
With the company since: 1992
Education
12/1987 – 11/1991 Berufsakademie Stuttgart, Germany. Integrated degree program in electrical engineering in cooperation with Hewlett-Packard in Böblingen, Germany. Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering Career
Career
12/1987 – 11/1991 FICHTNER, Stuttgart, Germany. Consultant Engineer for process control systems
12/1991 – 10/1992 Freelance work on projects from the previous period of employment
11/1992 – 12/1992 Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, Germany. Orientation at headquarters
01/1993 – 06/1993 Dräger Canada, Mississauga, Ontario. Various responsibilities related to distribution and sales
09/1993 – 08/1995 National Dräger, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Establishment of a sales organization for gas detection systems
11/1995 – 05/1999 Dräger Safety, Lübeck, Germany. Head of Product Management, Gas Detection Systems
06/1999 – 09/2002 Dräger Medical, Lübeck, Germany. Head of the Intensive Care Business Unit
Since 01/2003 Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of Executive Board
Since 03/2004 Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, Germany. Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board
Since 07/2005 Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, Germany. Chairman of the Executive Board
Since 12/2007 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Chairman of the Executive Board
CFO and Executive Board member for IT: Gert-Hartwig Lescow
Personal information
Date and place of birth: August 31, 1967, Rendsburg, Germany
Marital status: Married, five children
With the company since: 2008
Education
1989-1995 University of Hamburg. Diplom-Physiker degree in Physics
1997-1999 MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, USA. Master of Business Administration
Career
08/1995 – 12/2001 McKinsey & Company, USA, Germany. Management Consultant
01/2002 – 06/2006 mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf, Germany. Head of Finance
09/2006 – 02/2008 Voith AG, Heidenheim, Germany. Corporate Development
Since 2008 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Finance
2015 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Finance
Since 2016 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Finance and IT
Executive Board member for Safety Division: Rainer Klug
Personal information
Date and place of birth: May 05, 1968, Goslar, Germany
Marital status: Married
With the company since: 2015
Education
1991-1997 University of Applied Sciences Hannover & AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow / Polen. Engineering / Factory automation. Dipl.-Ing. degree in Engineering
Career
1999-2001 KSB AG, Frankenthal. Project Manager Global Manufacturing Network with stations in India and Australia
1997-2006 KSB AG, Frankenthal. Head of Mechanical Production/Production Control, Head of Assembly and Test fields
2006-2013 Baumer Group AG, Frauenfeld / Schweiz. Chief Operations Officer, Member of the Executive Board, Chairman
Baumer Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai / India
2013-2015 Giesecke und Devrient GmbH, München. Group Senior Vice President / Head of Global Operations Mobile Security, Managing Director G&D Slovakia s.r.o., Nitra / Slowakei
08/2015 – 08/2018 :Member of the Executive Board Purchasing, Production and Logistics
09/2018 – 12/2019 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck. Member of the Executive Board Purchasing, Production, Logistics and Quality
Since 01/2020 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck. Executive Board member for Safety Division
Executive Board member for Sales and Human Resources: Dr. Reiner Piske
Personal information
Date and place of birth: April 12, 1970, Hoyerswerda, Germany
Marital status: Married, two children
With the company since: 2015
Education
1990-1997 University of Karlsruhe, Germany and Technische Universität Berlin. Industrial engineering Dipl.-Ing. degree
1998-2003 Technische Universität Berlin. Dr. rer. oec. degree
Career
2003-2006 REHAU AG & Co., Rehau. Management Assistant
2006-2009 REHAU Pte Ltd (Asia Pacific Zentrale), Singapur. HR Director REHAU APAC, Member of the Regional Management Board, Head of Human Resources
2010-2012 REHAU Pte Ltd, Singapur. Chief Operating Officer/Deputy CEO REHAU APAC, Member of the Regional Management Board, Head of Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, IT/IS, General services
2012-2015 Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt. Vice President Corporate HR, Head of Human Resources Finally member of the Group Management Board and Chief Executive of corporate facilities (hotel, nursery, school)
11/2015 – 12/2019 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck. Member of the Executive Board Human Resources
Since 01/2020 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck. Executive Board member for Sales and Human Resources
Executive Board member for Medical Division: Anton Schrofner
Personal information
Date and place of birth: August 23, 1963, in Salzburg, Austria
Marital status: Married, two children
With the company since: 2010
Education
1978 – 1984 Higher Technical Institute Salzburg,. Machine/Industrial Engineering Degree in Engineering (Dipl. Ing. [HTL])
1997 – 2001 Business studies part time at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (ÖCI) and the University of Innsbruck (MCI) – focus on: International Management. Degree in Business (Dipl.-Betriebswirt)
Career
10/1984 – 08/1993 Various positions in his parents’ company Schrofner Fülltechnik GmbH, Salzburg, Austria. Head of Machining, Head of Production Planning, Head of Technology
08/1993 – 12/1994 Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland. Project Head R&D, Industrialization
12/1994 – 02/1996 Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland. Head of Logistics & Manufacturing
02/1996 – 01/2001 Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland. Head of the Detection Business Unit, Managing Director Member of the Executive Committee
01/2001 – 11/2003 Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland. Head of Tecan Instruments, Head of the Robotics & Liquid Handling. Business Unit, Managing Director Member of the Executive Committee
11/2003 – 04/2007 Phonak AG (now: Sonova Holding AG), Stäfa, Switzerland. Executive Vice President Operations & Supply Chain, COO
05/2007 – 04/2009 Forteq Group AG, Nidau, Switzerland. COO, turnaround and restructuring mandate
05/2009 – 08/2010 Panwerk GmbH, Grödig, Austria. Service provider for product innovations and shareholdings, Managing Partner
09/2010 – 12/2013 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of the Executive Board, Production, Logistics and IT
2014 – 2015 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Innovation and IT
2016 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Innovation,
Product- and Application Management and Quality
01/2017-08/2018: Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck, Germany. Member of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Innovation, Segment- and Product Management and Quality
09/2018 – 12/2019 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Germany Lübeck. Member of the Executive Board, Chief Officer Innovation, Segment- and Product Management
Since 01/2020 Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck. Executive Board member for Medical Division