Generation change completed

After more than 35 years at the helm of Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH, Bruno Mayer handed over sole management of the company to his son Stephan on 1 October.

Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH specialises in the production of highly wear-resistant tools for steel and metal recycling as well as for the processing of minerals, hard rock and construction waste. In 1988 Bruno Mayer took over the management of the steel foundry, which at that time was still operating under the umbrella of Thyssen AG as SWB Stahlformgussgesellschaft mbH, and developed it into the globally leading manufacturer of wear-resistant tools and components for shredder technology - since 2006, as a 100% subsidiary of SWB Holding GmbH, an owner-managed family business. Bruno Mayer is and remains the majority shareholder and chairman of the management board of SWB Holding GmbH and was granted procuration for Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH on 1 October. The new sole managing director of Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH is Stephan O. Mayer, who has been with the company since 2008 and is also a shareholder and member of the management of SWB Holding GmbH.