The Board of Management
The Board of Management

    

(left to right):
Reiner Winkler
Dr. Rainer Martens
Dr. Stefan Weingartner
Egon Behle

Board of Management
of MTU Aero Engines

 
(left to right): Reiner Winkler, Dr. Rainer Martens, Dr. Stefan Weingartner, Egon Behle, (Board of Management of MTU Aero Engines)
 

Egon Behle, born 1955, Chief Executive Officer, Appointed term: to December 31, 2010

Egon Behle has stood at the helm of MTU Aero Engines as the company’s Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2008. As well as managing the corporate departments, he is also responsible for commercial and military programs.

Prior to his appointment to MTU’s Board of Management, he had served for five years as the CEO of ZF Lenksysteme GmbH after previously heading several business units at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. He was also the sole managing director of Fortuna Spezialmaschinen GmbH. In the earlier stages of his career, after obtaining a degree in aerospace engineering, Egon Behle worked for Renk AG, Dornier System GmbH and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Reiner Winkler, born 1961, Member of the Board of Management, Chief Financial Officer, Appointed term: to September 30, 2011

Reiner Winkler has been a member of the Board of Management of MTU Aero Engines since May 2005, with responsibility for finance, human resources and IT. A graduate of business administration, he has been in charge of these three areas since he began working for MTU in 2001.

His last post before joining the company 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.

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 Board of Management since April 2006, with overall responsibility for engineering and production.

Before that he was production manager at the Airbus plant in Bremen, after spending five years as the head of MTU’s manufacturing center for turbine blades. The holder of a doctorate in mechanical engineering, he has also held various management positions at the Airbus plant in Varel and was managing director of CIM-Fabrik Hannover gGmbH.

Dr. Stefan Weingartner, born 1961, Member of the Board of Management, President and CEO Commercial Maintenance, Appointed term: to October 31, 2015

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

Prior to that date, he had headed MTU’s military engine programs. The holder of a doctorate in engineering, a degree in physics and an MBA, his previous posts included managing director of MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce GmbH, president and managing director of EADS Japan Co. Ltd., and managing director of DaimlerChrysler Japan Holding.