Awards & Recognition
★Automotive News All-Star 2017
★Honorary Professor at University of Stuttgart (2010)
★President of acatech - German Academy of Science and Engineering (2023)
Notable Facts
→Former CTO and Board Member at Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz (2004-2016) responsible for Group Research and Development
→Current President of acatech (German Academy of Science and Engineering) since March 2023
→Started career as technical apprentice at Daimler, worked way up to board level
→Honorary Professor at University of Stuttgart since 2010
→Board member at Magna International since 2017
→Chair of Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland
→Led development of Mercedes EQC electric vehicle and 48-volt technology initiatives
→Involved in National Platform for Electromobility and Future of Mobility platforms
→Quoted at high-level government summits including Federal Chancellery meetings with German Chancellor
→Born 1954 in Scharnhausen near Stuttgart