Schottel appoints Roland Schwandt as CEO

Roland Schwandt took over as CEO of Spay, Germany-based propulsion specialist Schottel GmbH on Jan. 1, succeeding Stefan Kaul as part of an orderly succession plan. Christian Bock succeeds Schwandt as deputy CEO.

The succession plan was initiated by Kaul, who will now focus on production and materials management for the company’s German production facilities in Dörth and Wismar and will continue to support the new management with his long experience.

Schwandt joined the company in 2000 as a project manager and 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.

Bock began his career in 2006 at SSPC in Suzhou, a former Schottel production site in China. After eleven years, he moved from his leadership role in finance to the German headquarters in Spay, initially taking over as director controlling & IT and later as vice president finance & administration.

Kaul joined the company in 1989. 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,” said 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”.

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