Board of Management

Curriculum Vitae

• Born in Bensheim (Germany) on May 2, 1945
• Training as machine fitter
• Certified as state-approved mechanical engineer (industrial production), Berlin Technical School
• Meersburg Academy, graduated in ”technical business administration”
• since 1964 functions in various companies

• June, 1973
  ZF Passau GmbH, Passau
  Value Analysis / Methods
  
• 1982
  Head of Department
  
• 1987
  Head of Specialist Department, Value Analysis / Methods
  
• 1990
  Senior Head of Technical Cost Budgeting
  
• April, 1990
  Deputy Group Vice President of ZF Passau GmbH, Passau
  
• January, 1991
  Group Vice President of ZF Passau GmbH, Passau
  
• July, 1994
  Member of the Board of Management, ZF Group Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axle Systems Division, Marine Propulsion Systems Business Unit and Production Technology
  
• January, 2002
  Member of the Board of Management, ZF Group Powertrain and Suspension Components Division Business Unit Aftermarket Trading, Asian Pacific Region
  Chief Executive Officer of ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt
  
• October, 2006
  Executive Vice President, ZF Group
  
• Januar 2007
  Chief Executive Officer, ZF Group