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Board of Management

Dr Ing Frank Hiller
Chairman of the Board of Management
Responsibility for Technical and Head-office Functions, Sustainability

 

Born on 23 May 1966 in Stuttgart, Germany; married, one child

Studies                  

1988 – 1992
Diploma degree in mechanical engineering at University Kaiserslautern, Germany

1997
Doctorate in mechanical engineering at University Kaiserslautern, Germany

Professional career

1992 -1993
KUKA Welding Systems + Robot Corporation, Sterling Heights / Mi, USA;
Project engineer for manufacturing systems

1993 – 1997
Center for production engineering, University Kaiserslautern, Germany;
Scientific officer

1997 – 2005
ThyssenKrupp Automotive AG, Bochum; Germany

  • 1997 – 2000
    Project manager central division engineering and investments
  • 2000 – 2002
    Head of competence center commercial vehicles, ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems GmbH
  • 2002 – 2004
    Director, ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems GmbH
  • 2004 – 2005
    Chairman of the executive board, ThyssenKrupp Federn GmbH

2005 – 2009
F. X. Meiller Fahrzeug- und Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co KG, Munich, Germany; Chairman of the executive board

  • 2007 – 2009
    Sole executive board member Rathgeber AG

2009 – 2013
MAN AG, Munich; Board member responsible for marketing, sales & service

2014 – 2016
Leoni AG, Nuremberg; Germany

  • 2014 – 2015
    Member of the management board in charge of the Wire and Cable Solutions division
  • 2016
    Member of the management board in charge of the Wiring Systems division

since January 2017
Chairman of the Management Board DEUTZ AG

May 2019 – October 2020
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STRATEC SE

since November 2020
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STRATEC SE

Dr Ing Markus Müller
Member of the Board of Management
Responsibility for Research & Development

Born on 31 January 1980 in Bonn, Germany; married, two children

Studies

2003 – 2006
Degree in mechanical engineering at the Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

2006 – 2008
Master of Engineering at the Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln    

2011
Doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Rostock

Professional career

2006 – 2016
DEUTZ AG, Cologne

  • 2006 – 2011
    Pre-Development Engineer for Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems
  • 2012 – 2014
    Head of Certification & Classification
  • 2013 – 2014
    Head of Application Engineering
  • 2014 – 2016
    Head of Research & Development System Integration

2016 – 2018
HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG, Menden
Managing Director

2018 – today
DEUTZ AG, Cologne

  • 2018 – 2021
    Senior Vice President Product Development & Technical Customer Support
  • since March 2021
    Member of the Board of Management

Dr Sebastian C. Schulte
Member of the Board of Management
Responsibility for Finance, Human Resources, Purchasing and Information Services

Born on 13 December 1978 in Wiesbaden, Germany; married, two children

Studies

1999 – 2003

Degree in economics at the University of Bochum

2004 – 2008     

Doctorate in finance & accounting at the University of Cambridge (UK)

Professional career

2008 – 2013

ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf/Essen

  • 2008 – 2011
    Project Manager Mergers & Acquisitions
  • 2011 – 2013
    Department Director Corporate Programs
  • 2013 – 2014
    Head of Investment Controlling

2014 – 2017

ThyssenKrupp Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico / Ternium Brasil, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
CFO

2018 – 2020

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Hamburg/Kiel
Managing Director and CFO

since January 2021

DEUTZ AG, Cologne
Member of the Board of Management

Michael Wellenzohn
Member of the Board of Management
Responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Service

 

Born on 22 November 1966 in Chur/Switzerland, married, three children

Education

1983 – 1987
apprenticeship as a car mechanic

1989 – 1991
high school diploma in evening classes (AKAD)

1991 – 1992
university for pedagogic

1997
general management for executives University of St. Gallen

Career history

1987
apprenticeship as a car mechanic

1988 – 1989
two years of professional sport, triathlon

1988 – 1992
several jobs to finance high school diploma and university

1993 – 1994
working as a teacher in secondary school

1994 - 2013
Thyssen Krupp Presta AG

  • 1994 – 1997
    Product manager
  • 1997 – 1999
    Senior sales manager
  • 1999 – 2001
    Senior manager customer business unit VW
  • 2001 – 2003
    Division manager for all customer business units
  • 2003 – 2005
    Member of the managing board of ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec
  • 2006 – 2010
    Member of the managing board of ThyssenKrupp Presta Steering
  • responsible for Sales/Purchasing/R&D
  • 2011 – 2013
    Member of the managing board of Thyssen Krupp Chassis
    responsible for product line steering column and sales cross function for chassis

since March 2013
DEUTZ AG, Cologne

Member of the Management Board