# Marcus Stahl

> Marcus Stahl is the German engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the business behind tonies with Patric Faßbender. After roles at Nokia and Novero, he helped develop and commercialize the Toniebox, launched in 2016, and co-led the company through international expansion and its 2021 listing. He stepped down as co-CEO at the end of 2023 and remained associated with tonies as a senior advisor and shareholder.

- **Role:** Co-founder and senior advisor at tonies
- **Organizations:** tonies SE, tonies GmbH (formerly Boxine GmbH), Novero GmbH, Nokia
- **From:** Siegen, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Dipl.-Ing. in electrical engineering, focus in communications engineering, FH Aachen, Executive MBA, Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program, WHU and Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Co-developed and commercialized the Toniebox with Patric Faßbender., Co-led tonies through its 2021 Frankfurt stock-market listing., German Founders Award, Rising Stars category, with Patric Faßbender (2019).

## Career timeline

- **1995-2001** — Development Engineer, Nokia Mobile Phone.
- **2000** — Completed the Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA.
- **2002-2008** — Director and General Manager, Nokia Automotive.
- **2008-2013** — Co-founder, Vice President and Management Board member at Novero following a Nokia management buyout.
- **2013** — Began developing the Toniebox business with Patric Faßbender.
- **2014** — Co-founded Boxine GmbH, later tonies GmbH; official CV dates this co-CEO role from 2014.
- **2016** — Toniebox launched commercially after about three years of development.
- **2018** — Expanded tonies to the UK and Ireland.
- **2019** — With Faßbender, received the German Founders Award in the Rising Stars category.
- **2020** — tonies entered the United States; Stahl and Faßbender were named Germany’s audiobook people of the year.
- **2021** — Became co-CEO of tonies SE as the company went public in Frankfurt through a SPAC transaction.
- **2023-11** — Announced voluntary handover to Tobias Wann, effective 1 January 2024.
- **2024-01** — Moved out of operational leadership, remaining a senior advisor and shareholder.

## Achievements

- Co-developed and commercialized the Toniebox with Patric Faßbender.
- Co-led tonies through its 2021 Frankfurt stock-market listing.
- German Founders Award, Rising Stars category, with Patric Faßbender (2019).
- Audiobook people of the year in Germany, with Patric Faßbender (2020).
- The Toniebox received the Red Dot Design Award (2016), iF Design Award (2017) and German Design Award (2017).

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Company context after Stahl’s operational tenure: tonies reported H1 revenue of EUR 242.9 million, around 12.6 million cumulative Tonieboxes and over 173 million cumulative Tonies sold.
- **2026-06** — Successor context: tonies extended CEO Tobias Wann’s mandate through 2029; Wann succeeded Stahl and Faßbender in January 2024.
- **2025-08** — Company context after the founders’ handover: tonies announced Toniebox 2 and Tonieplay.
- **2024-09** — tonies publicized a ZDF documentary about the founders and said they had joined the Australia and New Zealand launch.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-stahl-b77a5022b/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16