Werner Brinkmann (born 10 December 1946) was a German executive who served as the executive director and sole member of the board of Stiftung Warentest till 2011, the German foundation and consumer organisation, which was established in 1964.
Following this he worked at Deutschlandfunk, the radio broadcasting station, till 1992, where he also became the Senior Head of Human Resources, Legal Affairs and Licenses.
When the Executive Director Roland Hüttenrauch retired in 1995, Werner Brinkmann succeeded him in this position.
In December 2009, Ilse Aigner, the Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, agreed to increase the Foundation's capital by 50 million euros by 2012 as a result of his initiative Werner Brinkmann is due to retire at the end of 2011.
[1] Werner Brinkmann has been a member of the Presidial Board of the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) since 1995.