Board of Management

Curriculum Vitae

• born in Vorst (district of Krefeld, Germany) on October 02, 1957

• 1976
  Internships at Krupp Industrie- und Stahlbau (industrial engineering and steel), Essen, and at Kunststofftechnik H. Lehmann (plastics technology), Mühlheim
  
• 1977
  Ruhr-Universität Bochum and RWTH Aachen University
  Mechanical engineering studies, Dipl.-Ing. (graduate engineer)
  
• 1984
  Academic assistant at RWTH Aachen University
  
• 1989
  PhD studies, Dr.-Ing. (doctor of engineering) at RWTH Aachen University
  
• August 1989
  Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt
• Head of production planning in mechanical engineering and tool making depts.
  
• October 1992
  Manager of tool making
  
• December 1993
  Head of Electronic Clutch Systems Product segment
  
• October 1997
  Head of Passenger Car Clutch Systems Product segment,
  Member of the Board of Management
  
• July 2000
  Head of Torque Converter Product segment
  
• April 2001
  additionally: Head of Powertrain Operations
  
• January 2002
  Member of the Board of Management, ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, Powertrain departments
  
• January 2007
  Member of the Board of Management, ZF Group Powertrain and Suspension Components Division, Chief Executive Officer of ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt