The Board of Management

Dr. Stefan Weingartner
Dr. Stefan Weingartner

Dr. Stefan Weingartner (born 1961)

Member of the Board of Management,
President and CEO Commercial Maintenance
Appointed term: to October 31, 2010

Dr. Stefan Weingartner has directed the company’s commercial maintenance operations as a member of the Board of Management since November 2007.

Prior to that date, Dr. Weingartner had headed MTU’s military engine programs. The holder of a doctorate in engineering, a degree in physics and an MBA, he knows the company and the industry very well. His previous posts have included managing director of MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce GmbH, director and vice president of EADS Japan Co. Ltd. and managing director of DaimlerChrysler Japan Holding.


Dr. Rainer Martens
Dr. Rainer Martens

Dr. Rainer Martens (born 1961)

Member of the Board of Management,
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed term: to April 14, 2014

Dr. Rainer Martens has been a member of the MTU Aero Engines Board of Management since April 2006, with responsibility for engineering and production.

After obtaining a doctorate in mechanical engineering, he gathered extensive knowledge of the industry in various management positions at the Airbus plants in Varel and Bremen. His last post before being appointed to the MTU Board of Management was as production manager at the Airbus site in Bremen. Prior to that, he had spent five years at the head of MTU’s manufacturing center for turbine blades.

Dr. Martens started his professional career as managing director of CIM-Fabrik Hannover gGmbH.

Egon Behle
Egon Behle

Egon Behle (born 1955)

Chief Executive Officer
Appointed term: to December 31, 2010

Egon Behle took over the post of Chief Executive Officer at MTU Aero Engines on January 1, 2008. As well as managing the corporate departments, he is also responsible for the commercial and military programs.

An aerospace engineering graduate, he joined MTU after serving for five years as the CEO of ZF Lenksysteme GmbH. Prior to that, he had headed several business units at ZF Friedrichshafen AG and was the sole managing director of Fortuna Spezialmaschinen GmbH.

During his career, he has also worked for Renk AG, Dornier System GmbH and Robert Bosch GmbH.


Reiner Winkler
Reiner Winkler

Reiner Winkler (born 1961)

Member of the Board of Management,
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed term: to September 30, 2011

Reiner Winkler has served on the MTU Board of Management since May 2005, with responsibility for finance, human resources and IT. Up to that date, he had held similar responsibilities for four years as a member of executive management. Winkler, who has a degree in business administration, joined MTU in 2001 as Executive Vice President Finance and Human Resources.

His last post before joining MTU was as managing director finance and controlling at TEMIC Telefunken microelectronic GmbH. He has also held management posts with Daimler-Benz AG and Siemens AG.