# Brose Group Appoints Wilma Dr. Kauke as Global Head of Human Resources

> Brose Group has appointed Wilma Dr. Kauke as Global Head of Human Resources, drawing on 21 years at Bosch and a prior CPO role at LAPP Group.

- Published: 2026-11-11T09:01:38+00:00
- Section: Leadership
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/brose-group-wilma-kauke-global-hr
- Source: [Hrtoday](https://hrtoday.in/wilma-dr-kauke-appointed-global-head-of-human-resources-at-brose-group/)

## Key takeaways

- Wilma Dr. Kauke joined Brose Group as Global Head of Human Resources, bringing more than two decades of international HR leadership experience.
- Dr. Kauke previously served as Global HR Director and Chief People Officer LA EMEA at LAPP Group.
- Brose Group employs approximately 33,000 people across 75 locations in 24 countries.

Wilma Dr. Kauke has joined Brose Group as Global Head of Human Resources, the company said, bringing more than two decades of international HR leadership experience. [Hrtoday](https://hrtoday.in/wilma-dr-kauke-appointed-global-head-of-human-resources-at-brose-group/) reported the appointment on November 11, 2026. Dr. Kauke previously served as Global HR Director and Chief People Officer LA EMEA at LAPP Group.

## Kauke's HR Mandate at Brose Group

At [Brose Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003kb8h/brose-group), Dr. Kauke's remit covers people strategy, organizational transformation, workforce planning, leadership development, labour relations, HR digitalisation and global HR governance, the company said. At LAPP Group she was part of the Global Management Team and EMEA Board and led global and regional people strategies, executive grading, compensation and benefits, succession planning, employee engagement, DE&I initiatives and HR digitalisation.

Dr. Kauke spent 21 years with Bosch in several senior HR leadership positions. Most recently she was Vice President Global Human Resources at Bosch Automotive Steering, leading the HR agenda for a global automotive business with approximately 12,500 employees and supporting large-scale restructuring, workforce transformation, organizational redesign and executive succession planning. Her Bosch roles also included Vice President Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Executive Assistant to the Member of the Board of Management responsible for Human Resources and Labour Relations, HR Director, International HR Expert Bosch Japan, HR Project Manager and Human Resources Business Partner.

Before entering corporate HR, Dr. Kauke worked in academia as a University Lecturer in Linguistics at Universität Leipzig and the University of Copenhagen. Brose Group is a privately owned German automotive supplier specialising in mechatronic systems and electric drives, and it develops and manufactures systems for vehicle doors, liftgates and seats alongside electric motors used in applications including steering, thermal management and e-scooter drives.

## Brose Group's Scale in Company Records

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Brose Group is a German family-owned Tier-1 automotive mechatronics supplier founded in 1908, producing seat adjustment systems, electric motors and door and liftgate technology for automotive OEMs. The same records describe Brose as the largest German private company in the automotive supplier industry, with 33,000 staff, 76 locations worldwide and operations in 25 countries. The company's leadership includes Stefan Krug as CEO, Maximilian Stoschek as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Sabine Neuß and Dominic Waldeier as Managing Directors.

## Earlier Leadership Moves at Brose Group

Brose Group appointed Chetan Lagu as President and Managing Director of its India operations, effective August 1, 2026, Hrtoday reported in August 2026. In October 2026, manager magazin reported that Michael Stoschek, the Brose-Patriarch, returned to Würzburg and pushed for a stage at a management meeting, causing great unease at the seemingly saved location.

## Companies in this story

- [Brose Group company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003kb8h/brose-group) · website: https://www.brose.com

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