Max Brose

Max Brose (4 January 1884 – 11 April 1968) was a German businessman and industrialist. He founded automotive supplier Brose Fahrzeugteile in 1908 and managed it until his death. By that time, the company had grown to 1,000 employees and was the largest German manufacturer of window regulators.

From 1933 to 1945, Brose was a member of the Nazi Party. Under Brose's leadership during World War II, his company used slave labor. He was named a Wehrwirtschaftsführer, an executive of a large company supporting the Wehrmacht during World War II, from 1938 to 1945.

A successful campaign to rename a street after Brose in Coburg in the 21st century was the subject of international media coverage.