Peter Spuhler macht mit der Nachwuchsförderung bei Stadler Rail Ernst. Der neue CEO ist erst 42
Der designierte neue Stadler-Chef Philipp Brunner gilt als umsetzungsstark. Allerdings wird auch er sich damit arrangieren müssen, dass Peter Spuhler als Präsident und Grossaktionär dominant auftritt.
Stadler Rail's new CEO, Peter Spuhler, is a 67-year-old president, chairman of the board, and long-time former CEO of the rail vehicle manufacturer. Spuhler is known for being a particularly demanding patron, and with his age, he is present daily at the company. His workload is reportedly over 100 percent.
Philipp Brunner, the designated new CEO, will have to meet high expectations set by Spuhler. Brunner has been working for Stadler for 16 years and has taken on numerous challenging tasks, mostly on foreign assignments. After his entry in 2010, he spent time in India, built a maintenance site for Stadler trains in Algeria, and managed a new production plant in Minsk, Belarus, for a decade.
In 2021, he became the head of Central Europe, handling the challenging task of reducing the Minsk plant, which he had established as a crucial export location, due to international sanctions. Brunner recently took over interim leadership of the Germany division to optimize the Berlin Pankow plant, which had been struggling with high losses due to low utilization.
His appointment as CEO is expected to be met with mixed feelings due to his lack of familiarity with the company's Thurgau headquarters and the local workforce. Brunner's predecessor, Markus Bernsteiner, had a different background, having started as a machine mechanic in 1999 and working his way up through the ranks before becoming CEO in early 2023.
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