MTU Aero Engines has appointed Silke Maurer as the Chief Operating Officer (COO), OEM operations division at MTU Aero Engines. The MTU’s Supervisory Board appointed Maurer to the Executive Board for a three-year term starting February 1, 2023. She will replace Lars Wagner who will take over as the CEO on January 1, 2023
Gordon Riske, Chairman of MTU’s Supervisory Board, said: “By appointing Silke Maurer, we have secured a high-profile manager for this demanding role in our high-tech company. She brings extensive experience in the relevant areas of operations and impressed the Supervisory Board with the clarity and sincerity of her leadership style.”
Prior to joining MTU, Maurer was the Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Management Board of the Webasto Group, Munich. Silke has a doctorate in engineering and has held many management positions in technical areas and human resources at BMW AG, Munich. This appointment concludes that MTU Aero Engines still has a four-member Executive Board.