Stefan Wermter - ROWE Blog
About the person
As a member of the Executive Board, Stefan Wermter is in charge of operations at ROWE MINERALÖLWERK GMBH. From 2024 he will be its managing director. Stefan Wermter started at ROWE in 2002 as a customer service representative and was able to develop from team leader in internal sales to head of product and sales controlling. In 2019, he was appointed to the management team. Stefan Wermter is married and father of a daughter. He has more than 20 years of experience in the lubricants industry and has played a key role in ROWE's rise to become a global company.
Motorsport places enormous demands on people and equipment. In a racing team, maximum performance is required - both on the track and in the pit. Can we learn anything for corporate management from the experience gained there? Our in-house team ROWE Racing is one of the most successful GT3 racing teams in the world. In this article, I will explain what I have learned about leadership and business there.
The shortage of skilled workers is one of the biggest current economic threats for SMEs. If you can't find enough employees, you can't grow - and in the worst case, you even have to restrict existing business areas. As the new Managing Director at ROWE, I have made the promotion of young talents one of my most important tasks. In this article, I will outline my plan.
Engine oils are high-performance products that require a great deal of experience and know-how during development. In addition to traditional methods, we at ROWE rely on a very special tool: our own GT3 racing team. This allows us to turn racetracks such as the Nürburgring into a test bench and our racing cars into a driving laboratory. Find out how this works and how road cars benefit from it here.
ROWE has grown up with lubricants and coolants for automobiles. In the future, ROWE will position itself more broadly - and become even stronger. I will be fully committed to this as Managing Director of ROWE from 2024. Dr Alexandra Kohlmann and I will work together to implement a plan for the future of ROWE.