Awards & Recognition
★Logistics Hall of Fame jury member recognition
★VDA presidency (unanimously re-elected in 2022)
★Former Minister of State to German Chancellor (2005-2008)
Notable Facts
→President of German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) since February 2020, representing Germany's largest industrial sector
→Former Minister of State to Chancellor Angela Merkel (2005-2008) and Bundestag member
→Previously Chief Operating Officer at Innogy SE and CEO of German Energy and Water Industries Association
→Born 1967 in Rheine, studied business administration at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
→Unanimously re-elected as VDA President in 2022 for additional two-year term
→Leads industry representing over 800,000 direct automotive jobs in Germany
→Oversees industry investments of €320 billion in R&D and €220 billion in capital expenditure (2025-2029)
→Regular speaker at major conferences including DLD, IAA Transportation, automotive summits