Family-owned company

Dr. Michael Borbe has more than 25 years of experience in the global automotive industry and has been CTO of the WOCO Group since mid-2024.

Previously, as a proven industry expert, he held top management positions in the automotive supplier industry at Keiper, Johnson Controls, Faurecia (Forvia), Adient and Grammer.

He has an extensive customer network in all major markets and has set standards for successful implementation in series production as a technology and development expert in areas such as lightweight construction, e-mobility, standardization, modularization and sustainable product strategy.

Dr. Borbe also has global leadership skills and extensive experience in restructuring, reorganization and post-merger integration.

Christoph Görtz has more than 25 years of experience in financial management at medium-sized and international companies, as well as over 20 years of expertise in the automotive industry. In leadership roles at the plant, division, and Group CFO levels, he has been responsible for a broad range of business areas, including finance, controlling, treasury, IT, procurement, compliance, quality management, and shared services.

His areas of expertise include the successful implementation of transformations, restructurings, and realignment programs, as well as the sustainable optimization of corporate structures and processes.

Thanks to his international leadership experience in Europe, North and South America, India, and China, he combines strategic foresight with a strong hands-on approach and a clear focus on sustainable results.

After training as an industrial clerk and then studying mechanical engineering, Franz Josef Wolf worked as a commercial and technical assistant to the management of Ullrich Gummiwerke AG in Gelnhausen until 1956.

On August 15, 1956 (at the age of 21), he founded Woco Franz Josef Wolf & Co. Gummi- und Kunststoffwerk in Bad Soden-Salmünster.

In more than 65 years of company history, Franz Josef Wolf has created a company that has developed from a small rubber manufacturer into a globally active international group.

Franz Josef Wolf founded Woco with the support of his family. His father provided the first premises - his sawmill - his older brother is a co-founder, his younger brother was the technical manager and his sister worked in accounting. This family aspect is rounded off by the fact that his four children have been shareholders of the Woco Group since 1998 and two of his grandchildren since 2023.