At its meeting on February 27, 2026, the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG appointed Dr. Jochen Schröder (54) as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Managing Directors of Schaeffler AG, effective April 1, 2026. In this role, he will oversee Production, Supply Chain Management, and Procurement divisions. He succeeds Andreas Schick (55), who is leaving the company at his own request on March 31, 2026.
The Supervisory Board also announced plans to consider merging the Chief Technology Officer function with the COO role to reduce the size of the Board of Managing Directors and achieve operational efficiencies. Dr. Schröder first joined Schaeffler in 2018 as head of the newly formed E-Mobility business division. Since October 2024, he has served as Regional CEO Europe and a member of the Executive Board of Schaeffler AG.
Prior to joining Schaeffler, he was CTO at Valeo-Siemens eAutomotive from 2016 and began his career at BMW AG in transmission development, holding various leadership positions in powertrain electrification. He holds a doctorate in control technology from Hamburg University of Technology (2001). Rémy Triouleyre (48), previously CEO of Schaeffler France and Global Key Account Manager for the Stellantis Group, will succeed Dr. Schröder as Regional CEO Europe.
Triouleyre joined Schaeffler in 2004 and has held various positions in global key account management for French and other automotive OEMs, including assignments in Japan. He holds a master?s degree in international trade finance and studied mechanical engineering. Additionally, Dr. Xiangbin Chen (44) has been appointed Regional CEO Greater China, effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Dr. Yilin Zhang, who will retire at the end of 2026.
Dr. Chen has been head of the E-Mobility division in Greater China since November 1, 2024, and oversees Global Key Account Management in the region. Prior to that, he led the Automotive Technologies division from January 1, 2022, and has held multiple technical and leadership roles in transmission and engine systems since joining Schaeffler in 2006. He holds a master?s degree and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Tongji University in Shanghai.
Georg F.W. Schaeffler, family shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, commented that Dr. Schröder?s extensive experience within Schaeffler and his role in developing the E-Mobility division make him highly qualified for the COO position.
