Portrait
Alexander Wehrle has occupied the position of chief executive officer of VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG since 21 March 2022. Born in 1975 in Bietigheim-Bissingen, the administrative studies graduate, who studied in Constance and Limerick, Ireland, found his way into the Bundesliga at a young age. From 2003 to 2013, Wehrle worked as a board advisor at VfB Stuttgart, with whom he had been closely associated as a fan since childhood.
After his first spell at VfB, he was appointed managing director at 1. FC Köln, where he made a significant contribution to a financial and sporting realignment as well as the brand positioning of the Bundesliga club. At the same time, he served as vice chairman of the board of trustees of the 1. FC Köln Foundation, chairman of the management board of 1. FC Köln Sportinternat gemeinnützige GmbH and, from 2014, as a member of the advisory board of Sportstadt Köln. In 2018, he also took over the position of managing director of 1. FC Köln Beteiligungs GmbH.
He earned a reputation in national and international football for his great financial and planning expertise and his drive for innovation, which brought with it further fields of activity. Since April 2022, Wehrle has been chairman of the supervisory board of DFB GmbH & Co. KG. He is also a member of the supervisory board of DFL Digital Sports GmbH.