
Stefan Krause
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Stefan is a seasoned corporate executive and successful entrepreneur with three decades of experience in finance, automotive and electric vehicles. He is currently the Founder, Chairman and CEO of B–ON, a manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles and electrification services provider with employees around the globe. He has held senior leadership roles at several EV startups, including as Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Canoo, COO and President of Fisker and CFO and COO of Faraday Future. Prior to this in automotive, he had a dynamic career building tenure at BMW that began in 1987, culminating with roles as global CFO and member of the Advisory Board. He has proven himself as one of Germany’s best CFO’s, including time as CFO of German banking giant Deutsche Bank, and was also CIO of Levere, a SPAC focused on mobility in Europe. Stefan has served on many boards, including Allianz AG, Rocket Internet, Wiesmann Automotive, Postbank AG, BHF Bank, Velo3d, Niiio and Rock Tech.