Stefan Asenkerschbaumer has been deputy chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH since July 1, 2013. He is responsible for finance and accounting, controlling, planning, mergers and acquisitions, and taxes. In addition, he is responsible for purchasing and logistics, and the corporate Global Business Services unit. He has been a limited partner of Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG since January 1, 2018, and chairman of the supervisory board of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH since July 1, 2019.
Born in Burghausen in 1956, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer is married and has two children. After a commercial apprenticeship and military service, he was awarded a degree in business education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 1982, and a further degree in business administration in 1984. These degrees were followed by a PhD on the subject of innovation management in companies. In mid-March 2013, he was made chairman of the supervisory board of SupplyOn AG. At the start of 2017, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg appointed him honorary professor. Since January 2019, he has been president of the business economics association Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft.
Career stages in the Bosch Group
1987
Commercial trainee program
1988
Personal Assistant to Division President
1990
Department Head in Materials Planning and Logistics
1992
Head of Division Controlling
1995
Commercial Plant Manager and Plant Manager
1998
Executive Vice-President Finance and Administration,
Mobile Communications / Car Multimedia Division
2002
Vice President, Corporate Department Controlling, Planning,
Mergers and Acquisitions
2006
President, Starter Motors and Generators Division
2010
Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
July 2013
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management
of Robert Bosch GmbH
About Bosch
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 410,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2018). The company generated sales of 78.5 billion euros in 2018. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 460 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At nearly 130 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 68,700 associates in research and development.
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com, www.twitter.com/BoschPresse.
