Curriculum Vitae
Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Schäfer
Member of Executive Board at Bosch Rexroth AG

Reinhard Schäfer has been a member of the Executive Board of Bosch Rexroth
AG since April 2019, with responsibility for production and quality management.
After studying mechanical engineering, he began his professional career as amanufacturing trainee at the former Rexroth Star GmbH in Schweinfurt. There, heheld various management positions in manufacturing and quality management
before taking over the management of the Schweinfurt plant.
After the merger of Mannesmann Rexroth AG with Bosch Automationstechnik, heworked as Manufacturing Manager of Linear Motion Technology in the former
Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion and Assembly Technology division.
He then held leading positions in production and quality at various stations within
the automotive division of the Bosch Group in Germany, the Netherlands andChina.
Most recently, Reinhard Schäfer was a member of the Executive Board of the
Bosch Electrical Drives division, where his responsibilities included manufacturingand quality assurance.

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Curriculum Vitae
Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Schäfer

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Born:

1964 in Sulzheim

Studies:Engineering Sciences – Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

1986 – 1987

Trainee Program Technical Management / Manufacturing
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

1988 – 1991

Head of Control
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

1991 – 1993

Head of Quality Engineering
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

1993 – 1994

Head of Guide Rail Manufacturing
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

1995

Head of Schweinfurt plant
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

1996 – 2001

Head of Manufacturing in Schweinfurt
Rexroth Star GmbH, Schweinfurt / Germany

2001 – 2003

Head of Linear Motion Technology Manufacturing
Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion and Assembly Technology division,
Schweinfurt / Germany

2003

Consultant for Manufacturing and Quality Management
Bosch Automotive Electronics division,
Reutlingen / Germany

2004 – 2005

Technical plant manager
Product range “Continuously Variable Transmission” CVT
Bosch Automotive Electronics division,
Tilburg / Netherlands

2006Technical plant manager
Product range “Continuously Variable Transmission” CVT
Bosch Gasoline Systems Division,
Tilburg / Netherlands

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2007 – 2012

Technical plant manager
Bosch Automotive Electronics division,Ansbach, Germany

2012 – 2015

Executive Vice President Production and Quality Assurance
United Automotive Electronic Systems Co.,
Shanghai / China

2016 – 2019

Member of the Executive Board with responsibility foret. al. Manufacturing and Quality assurance
Bosch Electrical Drives Division, Bühl, Germany

Since 04|2019

Member of the Executive board with responsibility for
Manufacturing and Quality Management
Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr, Germany

Bosch Rexroth AG, Corporate Communications, 97814 Lohr a. Main, Germany, www.boschrexroth.com

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