Schaeffler – A Leading Global Technology Company

The Schaeffler Group is a global automotive and industrial supplier. By delivering high-precision components and systems in engine, transmission, and chassis applications, as well as rolling and plain bearing solutions for a large number of industrial applications, the Schaeffler Group is already shaping “Mobility for tomorrow” to a significant degree. The technology company generated sales of approximately 14.2 billion Euros in 2018. With around 90,500 employees, Schaeffler is one of the world’s largest family companies and, with approximately 170 locations in over 50 countries, has a worldwide network of manufacturing locations, research and development facilities, and sales companies. With more than 2,400 patent registrations in 2018, Schaeffler is Germany’s second most innovative company according to the DPMA (German Patent and Trademark Office).

Shareholders

Together with her son Georg F. W. Schaeffler, shareholder Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann is continuing the lifelong work of her husband Dr. Ing. h.c. Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996.

Executive Board

The Schaeffler Group is managed by the Board of Managing Directors of Schaeffler AG. Together, the Board of Managing Directors and the Regional CEOs represent the Schaeffler Group’s Executive Board.

Strategy

The demands on mobility are rapidly changing and require new responses. The strategy »Mobility for tomorrow« sets the course for future sustainable and profitable growth of the Schaeffler Group.

Supervisory board

The Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG appoints, supervises, and advises the Board of Managing Directors. The joint Supervisory Board with powers of co-determination of Schaeffler AG comprises a total of 20 members – ten employee representatives and ten owners' representatives.

Sustainability

Accepting economic, ecological, and social responsibility is a tradition in the Schaeffler Group, a family company.

Investor Relations

Current financial reports, presentations, company messages for the current financial year, and publication dates for information about Schaeffler's financial situation.