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

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