Gerd E. Mäuser

Gerd Ernst Mäuser (born 16 March 1958 in Berlin) is a German businessman who is currently Chairman of Jaguar Racing. He previously had a long career at Porsche, having also worked at BMW, VfB Stuttgart, and Jaguar Land Rover.

Background

Mäuser studied Economics (Business Administration) with a specialisation in Marketing and Strategic Planning at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main graduating in 1985.

Career

BMW

Upon graduation, Mäuser joined BMW as a trainee, and from 1987 held a number of positions at the company including: Manager of Marketing and Product Strategy, General Manager of Marketing and Planning and Director of Corporate Marketing.

VfB Stuttgart

On 20 May 2011 the supervisory board of VfB Stuttgart presented Gerd E. Mäuser as their candidate for the election of the new president of the club. On 17 July 2011 Mäuser was elected. VfB Stuttgart subsequently finished 6th in the 2011-12 Bundesliga, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League. The following league campaign was less successful with VfB Stuttgart finishing 12th in the 2012-13 Bundesliga, but they did reach the DFB-Pokal final losing 3-2 to FC Bayern Munich. They reached the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League, losing to S.S. Lazio.

After less than 2 years and with occasional minor outbursts, Mäuser announced his resignation on 10 April 2013 with effect from 3 June 2013.

Jaguar Land Rover

In 2013 Mäuser worked as an independent consultant for Jaguar Cars, before being appointed Chief Marketing Officer in January 2015 for Jaguar Land Rover.

Jaguar Racing

Following his retirement from Jaguar Land Rover, he remained Chairman of the Formula E Jaguar Racing Team. He was "central" to Jaguar's first race victory in the category at the 2019 Rome ePrix, Jaguar's first international victory since 1991.