Board of Management

Born on 13 December 1978 in Wiesbaden

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

01/2021 – 02/2022

DEUTZ AG, Cologne
Member of the Board of Management

since February 2022

DEUTZ AG, Cologne
Chairman of the Board of Management

Born on 17 March 1978 in Hattingen, Germany

Studies

1999 – 2004
Degree in economics at the University of Passau

Professional career

2005 – 2007
thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)
Member of the Corporate Development and Sales strategy team

2007 – 2012
thyssenkrupp Presta Camshafts, Ilsenburg (Germany)

• 2007 – 2008
  Head of Corporate Development and Marketing
• 2009 – 2012
  Vice President Finance
• 2012 - 2016
  CFO

2010 – 2016
thyssenkrupp Presta Chemnitz, Chemnitz
CFO

2018 – 2019
thyssenkrupp Springs and Stabilizers, Hagen
CFO (interim)

2015 – 2021
thyssenkrupp Bilstein, Bochum
CFO

09/2021 – 11/2022
thyssenkrupp Bilstein, Bochum
CEO & CFO

since December 2022

DEUTZ AG, Cologne
Member of the Board of Management

 

Born on 26 September 1966 in Erlangen, Germany

Studies

1986 – 1992
Degree in Werkstoffwissenschaften at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

1993 – 1997    
Doctorate in material sciences at the University of Stuttgart, Germany

Professional career

1997 – 2000
Lundin Filter GmbH, Schönebeck (Germany)
Head of R&D

2000 – 2008
Continental AG, Business Unit Benecke-Kaliko, Hanover (Germany)

• 2000 – 2001
  Special projects
• 2002 – 2005
  Head of Quality and Industrialization
• 2005 – 2008
  Head of production line "Artificial Leather"

2008 – 2016
Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG, Dachau (Germany)

• 2008 – 2013
  Vice President Quality Region Europe
• 2013 – 2016
  Vice President Airbag Operations Region Europe

2016 – 2022
ZF Group, TRW Automotive GmbH, Alfdorf (Germany)

• 2016 – 2019
  Vice President Quality Occupant Safety Systems Global
• 2019 – 2022
  Senior Vice President Product Line Seat Belt Systems Global

Since November 2022

DEUTZ AG, Cologne, Germany
Member of the Board of Management

Born on 31 January 1980 in Bonn, Germany

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 – 2021
DEUTZ AG, Cologne

• 2018 – 2021
  Senior Vice President Product Development & Technical Customer Support

Since March 2021

DEUTZ AG, Cologne, Germany
Member of the Board of Management