Overview

• Thomas Ignatzi stepped down as VfB Stuttgart’s finance director on June 30 after four years, ending a contract that had been set to run until 2026.
• Finance responsibilities will be handled on an interim basis by Alexander Wehrle alongside sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth and marketing chief Rouven Kasper.
• Former defender Serdar Tasci has returned to the club as one of four new supervisory board members elected at the annual general meeting.
• President Dietmar Allgaier said Ignatzi helped guide Stuttgart back to financial stability and into a phase of growth and development.
• Earlier media reports suggest chairman Wehrle could permanently assume the finance portfolio, but no formal decision has been announced.