Stephane Madi

CEO Ravensburger North America

Last Reviewed: September 26, 2026

Executive Summary

Stephane Madi is CEO of Ravensburger North America, the U.S. and Canadian business of the German puzzles, games and toys group, responsible for the Ravensburger, BRIO, ThinkFun and Wonder Forge brands across both countries. He is an internal appointment: he joined Ravensburger in 2014, ran its Canadian business from 2020, and was promoted to lead North America in January 2023 when his predecessor moved to a global games role. Before Ravensburger he worked on the North American commercial team at Mega Brands.

Career Highlights

• CEO of Ravensburger North America since his appointment was announced on 10 January 2023, overseeing the business in the U.S. and Canada.
• Head of Ravensburger Canada from 2020, a role he held for about three years before the North American appointment.
• Joined Ravensburger in 2014.
• Earlier part of Mega Brands’ North American commercial team.

Professional Journey

Madi came to Ravensburger from Mega Brands, where he worked as part of the company’s North American commercial team. He joined Ravensburger in 2014, and in 2020 became Head of Ravensburger Canada.

In January 2023 Ravensburger AG announced a leadership change in North America. Filip Francke, who had led the region, moved to a new role as Global Head of Games, and Madi was named CEO of Ravensburger North America, extending his remit from Canada to the whole of the U.S. and Canadian business. Announcing the move, group CEO Clemens Maier said Madi would “continue to build Ravensburger’s brands into household names throughout the U.S. and Canada”. The North American portfolio he took on covers the Ravensburger, BRIO, ThinkFun and Wonder Forge brands.

As CEO he has been a regular voice for the company in the hobby and specialty trade. In a 2023 interview with ICv2 he described himself as “a big specialty store shopper”, and in May 2025 he answered ICv2’s questions on how U.S. tariffs were affecting Ravensburger’s pricing.

Education

No education record was found in the sources reviewed.