Organization of the Stadler Rail Group
Organization
The Stadler Rail Group is based on a holding structure, with Stadler Rail AG as the parent company and 7 affiliated companies which conduct the operating business. Two years ago, the lone stockholder, Peter Spuhler, decided to gradually give 10% of the stock shares of the Stadler Group to the executives in the form of an employee shareholding plan. In order to keep further options open in the future, Peter Spuhler decided to integrate Capvis as an independent external partner with equity capital, with a 20% share of stock. Capvis is the leading private equity office in Switzerland and has broad and long-term experience in the development of medium-sized companies. Peter Spuhler will continue to lead the Stadler Rail Group operatively as a strong majority shareholder (70%).
Organisational chart of Stadler Rail AG:
Stadler Rail AG
Members of the Board of Directors
Peter Spuhler
President and Chairman, Board of Directors
Hanspeter Schwald
Vicepresident, Board of Directors
Lawyer, Staiger, Schwald & Partner, Zürich, Switzerlan
Kurt Rüegg
Member, Board of Directors
Management, Swiss Capital Group, Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Werner Müller
Member, Board of Directors
Chairman of RAG in Essen, Germany
Former German Minister of Economics and Technology
Friedrich Merz
Member, Board of Directors
Lawyer, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Berlin/Frankfurt/Koeln
Fred Kindle
Member, Board of Directors
Partner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Dr. Christoph Franz
Member, Board of Directors
Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa AG
Rolf Friedli
Member, Board of Directors
Partner, Capvis Equity Partners AG
Members of the Group Executive Board
Peter Spuhler
Group CEO
Michael Daum
Deputy Group CEO
Hansruedi Geel
Group CFO
Peter Jenelten
Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales
Jürg Gygax
Executive Vice President International
Markus Bernsteiner
Executive Vice President Switzerland