ZKW Group, the Austria-based lighting supplier, announced in a press release on June 17 that Christian Amsel has been appointed as the new chief technology officer, effective June 1. Amsel took over from Udo Hornfeck, who left the company to explore new professional opportunities. Amsel brings to the ZKW Group more than 22 years of experience in automotive electronics and lighting technology. Most recently, he served in chief technology officer roles at Inalfa Roof Systems and Kongsberg Autom...

Continental is on track to spin off its automotive group sector business under the Aumovio brand and its subsequent listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by the end of 2025. Aumovio SE reached a key milestone on June 5, when its supervisory board confirmed the executive board appointment. Alongside CEO Philipp von Hirschheydt, four new members have been appointed to strengthen the board. Ingo Holstein will assume the role of chief human resource offic...

Luminar Technologies, Inc., a leading global automotive technology company, announced on May 14 that its board of directors has appointed Paul Ricci as the new CEO effective May 21, 2025. Ricci has previously served as the chairman and CEO of Nuance for nearly two decades. His appointment follows the resignation of founder Austin Russell as president and CEO of the company and as the chairperson of the board, effective immediately, following a code of business conduct and ethics inquiry by...

Wolfspeed, the US-based company specializing in silicon carbide technologies, has appointed Robert Feurle as its new CEO, effective May 1, 2025. Feurle will succeed Thomas Werner, who is currently serving as interim executive chairman. Werner will return as the chairman of Wolfspeed’s board of directors after the transition.  Feurle brings more than 20 years of experience leading global organizations. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and general manager of the Opto ...

Continental has appointed Nino Romano as the new chief technology officer (CTO) of its Automotive Group, which is in the transition phase toward becoming an independent publicly listed entity, effective Feb. 1. He succeeded Gilles Mabire who left the German supplier in November 2024. Romano has been associated with Continental for more than 30 years. Prior to the latest promotion, he was serving as the head of Quality and Operations. Romano has also been a member of the Automotive manage...

Continental has announced that Olaf Schick will step down early from his role as executive board member of finance, integrity and law on Sept. 30, 2025. He will leave the German supplier after its planned completion of preparation for the spinoff of the Automotive group business. Schick has been a member of Continental’s executive board for integrity and law since May 2023 and CFO since July 1. Continental will decide Schick's successor in due course. “We are saddened by Olaf Schick’...

Audi, Volkswagen’s premium car unit, has appointed Geoffrey Bouquot as the new board member for innovation and software-defined vehicle (SDV) — a newly created division as part of the carmaker’s focus on building software capabilities to prepare for the future, the company announced on June 3. Bouquot fills a newly created dedicated position for innovation and software-defined vehicle (SDV) on the board of management, the company said, adding that with the new position, the supervisory ...

BorgWarner Inc. has promoted Joseph Fadool, who currently serves the company as vice president, as well as in the position of president and general manager for BorgWarner’s Emissions, Thermal and Turbo Systems division, to executive vice president and COO, the company announced May 30. Fadool will take over his new role with effect from July 1. He will report to Frédéric Lissalde, president and CEO at BorgWarner. Meanwhile, as COO, Fadool will be responsible for the operations of the c...

The Supervisory Board of LEONI has extended the contract of CEO Klaus Rinnerberger until the end of 2027, according to a press release dated March 21. The board has also decided to extend the contract of COO Ingo Spengler. Additionally, the Supervisory Board has decided to reduce the Executive Board from four to three members as part of the company's streamlining process. "LEONI is well on track to return to operational success again following the financial restructuring in summer 2023. The m...

ABB, a technology leader in electrification and automation, announced management changes in a Feb. 23 press release, where the company's board of directors has appointed Morten Wierod as CEO. Wierod will take office on Aug. 1 and succeed Björn Rosengren, who will step down from his position as CEO effective July 31 and retire as of Dec. 31. From Aug. 1 until the end of 2024, Rosengren will advise and assist Wierod, and the executive committee to ensure a seamless transition. ...

Qualcomm has appointed Akash Palkhiwala as COO in addition to his role as the CFO, according to a press release dated Jan. 23. Palkhiwala will oversee the global go-to-market organization and operations, and IT as the COO. Palkhiwala has served as CFO since 2019 and has played a key role in executing the company’s business strategy as it expanded into new end markets. He joined Qualcomm in 2001 and has held several finance leadership roles, including Treasurer, Financial Planning & Anal...

Analog Devices (ADI) has announced that Richard C. Puccio, Jr. will join the company on Feb. 5, 2024, as executive vice president and CFO, according to a press release on Jan. 25. In this role, Puccio will set ADI’s financial strategy and lead the company’s global finance operations. Puccio will report to CEO and Chair Vincent Roche. Puccio joins ADI from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a global cloud and technology services provider, where he served as CFO. In his role at AWS, Puccio partnere...

In a press statement on Dec. 26, Diodes announced the promotion of Gary Yu to president. The appointment will be effective Jan. 2, 2024, and is part of a multiyear CEO succession plan. Yu joined Diodes in 2008 and has served as the COO since February 2023. Prior to joining Diodes, Yu spent over 10 years at Lite-On Semiconductor and Texas Instruments in various capacities. As president, Yu will work closely with Keh-Shew Lu, who will continue to serve as chairman and CEO until at least May 31,...

Valens Semiconductor has appointed Guy Nathanzon as its CFO effective March 10, 2024, according to a company release dated Dec. 11. Nathanzon replaces Yael Rozenberg Haine, who will resume her position as the vice president of Finance. Nathanzon has over 20 years of experience in finance and operations from various industries, including semiconductor, medical imaging and industrial. Prior to joining Valens Semiconductor, Nathanzon served as CFO of Scopio Labs, a medical imaging and deep-le...

In a press release on Dec. 4, 2023, Denso Corp. has announced changes to its organizational structure, executives’ responsibilities and personnel, effective Jan. 1, 2024.   Denso has stated at Denso Dialog Day 2023 that it will evolve from being “a Tier 1 supplier that supports the auto industry” to “a Tier 1 supplier that supports a mobility-centered society,” aiming to maximize the value of the entire mobility society, in addition to vehicles. To achieve this, Denso...

In a press release announcement on September 7, Denso, a mobility supplier, has announced a change of responsibility for its senior executive officer and personnel changes of senior directors, effective October 1.   Change of responsibility of senior executive officer: Yoshifumi Kato — currently chief technology officer (CTO), head of Advanced Devices Business Group, Advanced Mobility Systems Business Development Division and president of Mirise Technologies — to...

In a press release announcement on August 31, STMicroelectronics said that it will supply BorgWarner with the third-generation 750-V Silicon Carbide (SiC)-power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) dice for their Viper-based power module. This power module is used in BorgWarner’s traction-inverter platforms for several current and future Volvo Cars' electric vehicles. “This collaboration will give Volvo Cars the opportunity to further increase the attractiveness of...

In a press release on August 16, Synopsys announced that its board of directors has appointed Sassine Ghazi as president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2024. At that time, Aart de Geus, chair and CEO, will transition into the role of executive chair of Synopsys’ board of directors. Ghazi also joined Synopsys’ board of directors, effective August 13. “I am ecstatic about Sassine’s transition into the CEO role,” said de Geus. “With 25 years of his career at Synopsys, Sassine embodies our...

Leoni AG announced that Klaus Rinnerberger has taken over as CEO, in a press release dated July 14. Rinnerberger succeeds Aldo Kamper, who left his post March 31. The appointment was first announced in April. Rinnerberger has been a member of the supervisory board of Leoni AG since May 2021 and was elected its chairman in May 2022. “The automotive industry is my home and I am delighted to be taking on responsibility as CEO at Leoni, particularly now. Financial recovery is on its finish...

GlobalFoundries (GF), one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, announced July 11 that its newly appointed CFO Tim Stone will depart with immediate effect. “Tim Stone and GF have agreed that he will not assume his duties as CFO for GF and will depart the company effective July 11th,” the company said in a statement July 11. David Reeder will remain as GF’s CFO through the end of 2023, supporting the selection of a new CFO and ensuring an orderly transition to new fi...

In a press release announcement July 11, Denso has named Kim Buhl vice president of its North America Purchasing Group, effective July 24. She will succeed Mike Winkler, who led the group since 2014 and will retire in January 2024 after 30-plus years of distinguished service at Denso. Buhl will lead North America purchasing initiatives from Denso's regional headquarters in Southfield, Mich. In the role, she will spearhead efforts to secure and enhance Denso's supply chain, and work with suppl...

Hitachi Astemo on June 1 announced that its board of directors, in a meeting, have appointed Kohei Takeuchi as the new representative director, president and CEO. Takeuchi will assume office July 1, 2023. He will officially assume the role of president and CEO based on the election of directors from a resolution at the Hitachi Astemo general meeting of shareholders to be held June 29, and the selection of directors at a subsequent board of directors meeting....

South Korean vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group has appointed its current executive vice president Yong Wha Kim as the new head of R&D Division, effective May 1, the company announced on April 25. Kim will succeed Chung Kook Park, who also served as the head of the R&D Division, besides serving as the president at Hyundai Motor Company. The group has now appointed President Park as an advisor to the R&D team. Hyundai said that Kim had joined the carmaker in 2015 as an exp...

Leoni AG has appointed Klaus Rinnerberger as the company's future CEO, it said in a press release on April 3. Rinnerberger, who is the current chairman of the supervisory board will succeed Aldo Kamper, who left his post on March 31. The decision was taken in light of the agreement on the financial restructuring of the company. Rinnerberger has been a member of the supervisory board of Leoni AG since May 2021 and was elected its chairman in May 2022. Significance: Leoni finalized a restruc...

ams OSRAM has announced that Rainer Irle will take over as the chief financial officer of the company from July 1, 2023. Irle will replace current CFO Ingo Bank, who will leave the company at the end of April, a company press release dated March 30 read. In the interim, newly appointed CEO Aldo Kamper, will act as the CFO. Since 2013, Irle has served as the CFO of Siltronic, a company that manufactures hyper pure silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry and has previously held various fi...

ams OSRAM has appointed Aldo Kamper as chairman of the management board and chief executive officer, it said in a press release dated 30 January. Kamper will replace Alexander Everke, who will step down as CEO after seven years. Aldo Kamper has been the CEO of Leoni AG since 2018. Kamper spent over 15 years in different management positions with OSRAM, most recently as general manager of the business unit Opto Semiconductors. Kamper promoted early stages of the development of microLED technol...

In a press release announcement on 1 February 2023, Lidar solutions supplier AEye has announced it has named Matt Fisch as the company’s new CEO and as a member of its board of directors effective 13 February 2023. Fisch is a technical C-level leader with 30 years of experience delivering breakout products across industries and scaling software organizations at multi-billion-dollar global companies including HARMAN International, Intel, and Verifone. He takes the reins at AEye as the c...

dSPACE has announced in a press release on 25 January 2023 that Dr. Carsten Hoff will become the new CEO of the dSPACE group succeeding Martin Goetzeler on 17 April, who is leaving his post at his own request and for personal reasons. To ensure a smooth handover, Martin Goetzeler will continue to be available to the new CEO in an advisory capacity after 17 April 2023. Dr. Carsten Hoff comes from a research and development-centric background with a degree in electrical engineering and a doctor...

In a press release on 5 December 2022, DENSO Corporation announced changes to its organizational structure, executives' responsibilities, and personnel, effective 1 January 2023. Organizational changes: DENSO will merge the FA Business Development Division (formerly the Industrial Solution Business Unit), which provides lean automation solutions to the industrial sector; the Food Value Chain Business Development Div., which provides safe and stable supply solutions in the food and ...

GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced the appointment of Ashlie Wallace as SVP of global supply chain, effective 28 November 2022. Ms. Wallace will spearhead GF’s global supply chain operations including logistics, supply planning, sourcing, and procurement to drive operational efficiency that will support the company’s continued growth. “Ashlie’s deep expertise in supply chain management will continue to ensure GF is at the forefront of our industry in navigating the current environment...

Samsung Electronics has announced that the board of directors has approved the appointment of Jay Y. Lee as executive chairman of the company, the company said in a press release on 27 October. The board approved the appointment, which was recommended by independent director and board chairman Han-Jo Kim. Current uncertain global business environment and the pressing need for stronger accountability and business stability was the reason for approving the recommendation.

Knorr-Bremse AG has appointed Marc Llistosella as CEO for a period of three years with effective 1 January 2023, the company said in a press release on 13 October. Marc Llistosella, designated CEO of Knorr Bremse AG, said, “Knorr Bremse is a fascinating company and a true icon of German industry. It has stood for safe transportation for over 115 years and, as a global market leader, it drives innovation for sustainable, safety-critical system solutions. Together with its employees and the E...

HELLA has announced that Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the member of the Shareholders’ Committee of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA Klaus Kuhn has resigned due to personal reasons. Carl-Peter Forster, chairman of the HELLA Shareholders’ Committee, said, “It is with great regret that we have accepted Mr. Kuhn’s decision to resign from his positions at HELLA. Mr. Kuhn has played a decisive role in shaping HELLA’s development in recent years, such as with the 2014 IPO and many other ...

ZF Friedrichshafen has appointed Dr. Holger Klein as chairman and CEO, it said in a press release on 8 July 2022. Dr. Holger Klein will replace Wolf-Henning Scheider as chairman and CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the turn of the year 2022/23. At the same time, Dr. Peter Laier will join the Board of Management and succeed Wilhelm Rehm as the head of the Industrial Technology and Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) divisions. After many years of service, ZF Chief Financial Officer Dr. Konstantin S...

Pricol has announced the appointment of Priyadarsi Bastia as chief financial officer, Autocar Professional reported on 15 June. Significance: Priyadarsi Bastia carries 22 years of corporate experience in finance, accounting, taxation, treasury, product costing, budgeting, pricing, process controls and improvements, cost optimization, investment evaluations, amongst others. His previous organizations include Murugappa Group, KPMG and Sastri & Shah. Pricol consists of a wide range of pro...

Austria-based ZKW Group has appointed Dr. Wilhelm Steger as the new CEO, according to a press release published by the company on 18 May.  Dr. Steger until recently served as a senior management consultant in the automotive industry and in the private equity business area.   Dr. Steger, said, “My goal is to secure a future-proof and stable development of the ZKW Group as a system supplier for premium lighting systems on the international market. At this point, I would like to expr...

Grupo Antolin has announced that it appointed Ramón Sotomayor Jauregui as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), according to a press release published by the company on 17 May. Sotomayor, has been tasked with updating the company's business plan to establish the group as a global provider of technical solutions for vehicle interiors, enhancing its competitive position, and accelerating value creation for all stakeholders. Ernesto Antolin, chairman of Grupo Antolin, said, “Ramón Sotomayor...

Stellantis has appointed Maxime Picat as its new Chief Purchasing and Supply Chain Officer, it said in a press release on 11 May. Maxime Picat’s appointment comes at a vital time when the automotive industry is going through a rapid transformation. His analytical skills and trusted relations with suppliers will enhance Stellantis’ short- and medium-term performance in the new E-mobility and alternative fuels ecosystem. Stellantis aims at lowering cost of EVs by 40% to ensure affordability, w...

Rheinmetall has announced that Dagmar Steinert will succeed Helmut P. Merch as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Rheinmetall from 1 January 2023, a company press release dated 3 May read. Steinert is currently a board member of Fuchs Petrolub, responsible for commercial and legal operations. Steinert had initially headed Rheinmetall’s accounting department from 2003 to 2013. Merch, who joined the company in 1982, had been the CFO since January 2013. He will retire at the...

Ambarella, an artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor firm will appoint Brian C. White as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) after filing its fiscal year 2022 Annual Report, the company announced in an official press release on 28 March 2022. The filing of fiscal year 2022 Annual Report is estimated to be completed on 1 April 2022. Previously, Mr. White held CFO at Integrated Device Technology (IDT) for almost six years, and also worked for various financial and operational management posi...

Michigan-based vehicle manufacturer General Motors has appointed Jeffrey Morrison as vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain with effect from 1 April 2022, the company announced on 3 March 2022. GM said that Morrison replaces Shilpan Amin, who was recently appointed as the company’s senior vice president and president, GM International, following the announcement of Steve Kiefer’s decision to retire after almost 40 years in the auto industry. In his current role, Morrison is re...

Leoni has announced the appointment of Harald Nippel as the CFO, according to a company press release on 27 January. Nippel will take charge on 1 April 2022. Nippel served as the CFO of KraussMaffei Group since 2016. Prior to that, he was the CFO of Ixetic GmbH/Magna Powertrain and until 2010, the CFO of Böwe Systec. “We are very pleased that we have been able to win Harald Nippel as an experienced CFO for Leoni AG, thus ensuring a smooth transition from Ingrid Jägering to her successor. ...

Automotive engineering and development service provider Bosch Engineering GmbH has restructured its top leadership team with effect from 1 October, the company said in a press release on 5 October. The company said that Dr. Johannes-Jörg Rüger, who will continue to serve as the president of Bosch Engineering GmbH, will now assume additional responsibility in the area of development. Meanwhile, continuing to serve as the EVP of Bosch Engineering GmbH, Dr.-Ing. Frank Schmidt will take over...

Horizon Robotics, a Beijing-based domestic chip supplier, announced on 1 September that it had appointed Liming Chen, formerly head of the Bosch Chassis Control System R&D Center, as president of the company. According to iNews, the founder and CEO of Horizon Robotics, Kai Yu, welcomed Chen to the company, saying, "Dr. Liming Chen is a well-respected technical expert and industry leader in the industry. He focuses on the world and understands the development ...

Velodyne Lidar has appointed Michael Dee as chairman of the board, it said in a press release on 2 August. Dee replaces Joseph B. Culkin who will step down as chairman due to health reasons. Dee was the CFO of PureCycle Technologies. Dee was also the senior advisor to the president for Finance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. “In 2020, using our proven technology, we manufactured and shipped almost 12,000 lidar units with revenues of over USD95 million while most of our competit...

Continental has appointed Gilles Mabire as the chief technology officer (CTO) of its Automotive Technologies group sector, the company said in a press release on 23 June. He is set to take up his role latest by 1 January 2022. Mabire will replace Dirk Abendroth, who is leaving the company by the end of June. Michael Hülsewies, head of Architecture and Software, will serve as the interim CTO. Mabire is currently responsible for the Commercial Vehicles and Services business unit at Continental. ...

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced on its official website on 9 June that Benedetto Vigna, president of the Analog, MEMS, and Sensors (AMS) Group, has informed the company that he will step down from his position on 31 August 2021 to become the CEO of another company. “I spent half of my life working with a formidable multicultural team to whom I am, and I will always be, grateful. Without such a great team, it would have been impossible to grow the AMS business at the levels of to...

The supervisory board of Osram Licht and CFO Kathrin Dahnke agreed to terminate her contract on 30 June by mutual agreement, the German supplier announced in a press release on 27 May 2021. With the planned delisting of Osram Licht, which is expected to be implemented by the end of June, important tasks in the department of Osram's CFO will be omitted. Dahnke's other responsibilities will be taken over by CEO Ingo Bank, who is also CFO at the parent company ams. Since taking office in Apri...

Toshiba has announced the appointment of Satoshi Tsunakawa, as the CEO and president, according to a company press release on 14 April. Tsunakawa will replace Nobuaki Kurumatani, who resigned from his post. Tsunakawa was also the chairman of Toshiba. No other detail was disclosed.

Freight transportation company, Schneider National Inc. of Green Bay, is investing in TuSimple, a San Diego autonomous technology company. Schneider president and CEO Mark Rourke will join TuSimple’s newly established Executive Advisory Board.  TuSimple develops a commercial-ready, fully autonomous driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. Currently, the company has a fleet of 53 trucks, 40 of them in the US, and operates out of Tucson, Arizona, and Dallas, Texas, whi...

Yuki Kusumi has formally assumed the office as CEO of Panasonic effective 1 April 2021. Kusumi has also been appointed as president and representative director, an appointment that will be confirmed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors’ Meeting scheduled for 24 June 2021. Most recently, he served as managing executive officer, Panasonic Corporation, and CEO of Automotive Company. Before that Kusumi served as executive officer, Panasonic Corporation; VP,...

On 26 March, Marelli announced a few key appointments for its electrification, ADAS and electronics divisions. Joachim Fetzer will be appointed as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer (CTIO), while Hannes Prenn will join as EVP and CEO of the Electric Powertrain business. The new appointments are in line with the objectives of the “Ambition 2024” strategy. Heinrich Gerhard Schuering will become the new EVP of the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) business while Mike Peters will...

US-based semiconductor startup indie Semiconductor, which is currently in the process of becoming a public company through a planned merger with Thunder Bridge Acquisition II (a special purpose acquisition company), has appointed Steve Machuga as COO, according to a company press release on 18 February 2021. In his new role, Machuga will be responsible for expanding and optimizing the company’s global supply chain, managing manufacturing engineering functions and overseeing day-to-day operatio...

AEye has appointed Rick Tewell as the chief operating officer (COO), according to a 15 March press release issued by the company. Tewell will oversee operations, focusing on industrialization and commercialization of AEye’s active LiDAR system. Prior to his new role, Tewell served as the COO at Velodyne Lidar. He has held senior roles in both hardware and embedded software across companies such as Nvidia, Freescale, NXP, and VeriSilicon. He has over two decades of work experience in the fie...

Dr. Jörg Stratmann, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of MAHLE Group will resign from his positions with effect from 31 March 2021, according to a company press release on 8 March 2021. The appointment of a successor by the Supervisory Board will take place without delay. Until the successor assumes office, Michael Frick, member of the Management Board responsible for Finance, IT, and other administrative areas, will take over the position as chairman of the Management Board and CEO. ...

The Osram Supervisory Board has appointed Ingo Bank as CEO until the end of April 2023, the German company said in a press release on 23 February. Bank will take over the role in addition to his position as chief financial officer (CFO) of majority owner ams. Significance: OSRAM CFO Ingo Bank has been appointed CFO of ams AG as of 1 May 2020. ams, a sensor and semiconductor specialist based in Premstätten, Austria, in 2019 successful launched a takeover offer for all the outstanding shares o...

Intel has announced that Patrick Gelsinger has taken over as the CEO, according to a company press release on 15 February. He takes over from Bob Swan. Intel first announced Gelsinger’s appointment on 13 January. “Pat is a proven technology leader with a distinguished track record of innovation, talent development, and a deep knowledge of Intel. He will continue a values-based cultural leadership approach with a hyper focus on operational execution,” said Omar Ishrak, independent chairm...

STMicroelectronics (STM) has reappointed Jean-Marc Chery as the company’s president and CEO for the next three years, according to a company press release on 28 January. “Maurizio Tamagnini, chairman of the Supervisory Board of STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM), and Nicolas Dufourcq, vice chairman, have asked Jean-Marc Chery, ST’s president and CEO, to be available for a reappointment in his current role,” the press release read. The decision recognizes the importance of the continuity...

India-based Spark Minda has appointed Biranchi Mohapatra as the CEO for its Information and Connected Systems (Wiring Harness, Sensor, and Cluster Products) business vertical II, according to a press release on 22 January. He has also been appointed as a member to its executive committee of the group. Ashok Minda, chairman and Group CEO, Minda Corporation said, “We are very excited to bring onboard such an accomplished business leader as Mohapatra, who in his nearly three decades in the ind...

Japanese supplier DENSO has appointed Seiji Maeda as CEO of DENSO's North American operations, according to a company press release on 12 January. Maeda is also a senior director at DENSO. Prior to this post, Maeda served as head of Denso’s Motor Business Unit in Japan. From 2012–17, he held numerous positions such as director of Corporate Planning, general manager of Electronics Business Planning, and general manager of Thermal Systems Business Planning. Before those roles, Maeda spent n...

Elmos Semiconductor has appointed Arne Schneider as the CEO of the company, the company said in a press release on 4 January. Schneider succeeds Anton Mindl, who was the CEO of Elmos for 15 years. Schneider joined Elmos in 2011 as head of corporate development and became the chief financial officer in 2014. Before that Schneider worked at McKinsey & Company in automotive and high-tech sectors. “The Management Board of Elmos Semiconductor SE will continue to systematically pursue the ...

The Swedish automotive technology company Veoneer, Inc. announced that its chief technology officer (CTO), Nishant Batra, has decided to leave the company to pursue a new career opportunity, according to a company press release on 17 December 2020. Giuseppe Rosso, Veoneer's current VP, Systems & Software, will be appointed acting CTO upon Batra's departure. A permanent replacement will be communicated at a later date, the company said. Significance: Batra joined Veoneer in November 2018. ...

Aira Inc. has appointed Simon McElrea as Chief Operating Officer (COO). McElrea brings with him more than 25 years of leadership experience creating, growing, and pivoting businesses in the high-tech space into the mainstream. “Simon is uniquely qualified to bring FreePowerⓇ to a range of verticals and new markets, and to drive Aira’s growth as we continue to expand our reach,” says Jake Slatnick, Aira’s co-founder and CEO. “There is a natural connection between our vision for ele...

Osram Licht AG CEO Olaf Berlien will step down from his post by the end of February 2021, according to a company press release on 1 December. Osram is making changes to its Management Board to align with its new management structure as part of the ams Group. The Supervisory Board will therefore enter discussions with CEO Olaf Berlien about the termination of his contract with effect on 28 February 2021. “By combining Osram and ams we are creating the world's leading supplier of optical s...

Inteva Products, a major global automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, has appointed Gerard Roose as its new president and CEO, the company announced in a press release on 18 November 2020. Roose is currently serving as VP, Sales, Marketing & Advanced Product Development. He will assume the role of president in November 2020 and CEO in 2021 as part of the company’s long-term succession plan. Roose succeeds founder Lon Offenbacher, who has served as president and CEO s...

Continental has appointed Nikolai Setzer as its new CEO and executive board chairman, effective 1 December, the company has announced in a press release on 12 November. The appointment will be effective until March 2024. He succeeds Dr. Elmar Degenhart who is stepping down from his position for health reasons, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, effective 30 November 2020. Significance: Setzer has been working with Continental since 1997. In his 23-year career at the company to date, h...

Continental CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart will resign from his position effective 30 November 2020, citing health reasons, according to a company press release on 29 October 2020. He has asked the supervisory board to accept the early termination of his executive board directorship and his contract, which would have run until 11 August 2024. Degenhart explained the reasons for choosing the timing of his resignation. “After a lot of effort invested for the benefit of our organization, I was r...

Valeo’s existing CEO Jacques Aschenbroich will retire from the post on 31 December 2021, according to a company press release on 27 October. Christophe Périllat, who is currently acting as chief operating officer of Valeo, will succeed Aschenbroich as CEO starting in January 2022. Also, Jacques Aschenbroich will continue to act as Chairman of the Board of Directors until the end of his current term of office as Director, i.e., until May 2023. Additionally, Valeo appointed Christophe Périllat...

Power management company Eaton has appointed Bo Yang as president, APAC, Vehicle Group and eMobility, according to a company press release on 8 October. In this new role, he will be based in Shanghai, mainland China, and continue to report to João Faria, president, Vehicle Group, Eaton. Yang will expand his responsibilities for the Vehicle and eMobility businesses to include the entire APAC region, with direct oversight for operations, sales performance, market development, and revenue gro...

ROHM has announced the appointment of Isao Matsumoto as President and CEO. Matsumoto joined ROHM in 1985 with his most recent responsibility lay in quality, safety, and production as director, member of the board, and managing executive officer. “ROHM will accompany this transition with its unique technology and product portfolio. We are focusing in particular on the automotive and industrial equipment sectors along with overseas markets, while strengthening our development capabilitie...

Texas Instruments has appointed Haviv Ilan as the COO and the EVP, the company said in a press release on 18 August. Ilan joined the company in 1999 and led Texas Instruments’ High-Performance Analog organization. He was also a VP of the Embedded Processing organization, leading the wireless connectivity business. Eventually he led the company’s Analog Signal Chain business. "Haviv is a disciplined and inspiring leader with a proven track record of delivering results. His authenti...

STMicroelectronics at its annual general meeting on 17 June, appointed Maurizio Tamagnini as the new chairman and Nicolas Dufourcq as the vice chairman of the supervisory board. Both the appointments are for a three-year period. STMicroelectronics also announced the appointment of Ana de Pro Gonzalo and Yann Delabrière as members of the Supervisory Board in place of Martine Verluyten and Jean-Georges Malcor, respectively.

Leoni has announced that its senior management body will be realigned effective 1 June 2020, a company press release showed on 29 May. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aldo Kamper will oversee the operational management and strategic direction and will include corporate communications and investor relations, corporate human resources management, corporate legal, and corporate strategy departments will be assigned to his remit. Kamper will continue to head the Wiring Systems Division (WSD) a...

Kurt Sievers has been announced as the CEO of NXP Semiconductors, according to a 27 May company press release. He will succeed Richard Clemmer. Sievers joined NXP in 1995 and held several positions in Marketing and Sales, Product Definition and Development, Strategy, and GM leadership positions across a broad number of market segments. Furthermore, he has been instrumental in the defining and implementing of the NXP High-Performance Mixed Signal strategy. Sievers...

Flex has appointed Mike Thoeny as president of Automotive Business Group, according to a company press release on 19 May. The appointment is effective 1 June 2020. Thoeny will report directly to Paul Humphries, president of Reliability Solutions. Thoeny will have full P&L responsibility for the Automotive business, including commercial, customer, and technology strategy and execution worldwide. Significance: Thoeny has more than three decades of international automotive experience and hel...

India-based Sandhar Technologies has promoted Narender Kumar Dogra as the interim CFO with effect from 11 May, the company said in a filing with Bombay Stock Exchange on 12 May. Dogra is currently serving as assistant vice president of the company. Significance: Dogra replaced Arvind Joshi, who resigned from the CFO post on 10 May due to personal reasons. Joshi joined the company as CFO in 2006, moving up the ranks to add the roles of compliance officer and director, Finance and Pro...

Sandhar Technologies' chief financial officer (CFO) Arvind Joshi has resigned from the post due to personal reasons, the company said in a filing with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 11 May. The resignation is effective 10 May. Significance: Joshi had been with Sandhar Technologies for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of leadership capacities including company secretary and compliance officer of the company. Before Sandhar, Joshi had worked with Global Steel Holdings Ltd. as head-inter...

India auto components supplier Lumax Auto Technologies has appointed Vikas Marwah as its new CEO, effective 2 May, according to a company filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange on 2 May. Significance: Marwah joined Lumax as executive VP and chief strategy officer in May 2018, wherein he was responsible for business expansion, addition of new product lines, new joint ventures, and other strategic initiatives for the group. Prior to joining Lumax, Marwah was chief sales and marketing officer of ...

Lidar startup Quanergy Systems, Inc., has raised additional funding to accelerate product expansion, according to a press release on 1 April. The new funding was led by several existing investors, spearheaded by long-time Quanergy partner, Rising Tide technologies. In addition, Quanergy has appointed Dr. Kevin J. Kennedy as the company’s new CEO. Kennedy has served on the Quanergy Systems board of directors for almost a year. Previously, he served as CEO and board director positions at Avay...

Sense Photonics, a provider of lidar and 3D sensor solutions for autonomous vehicles, has appointed Shauna McIntyre as its new CEO, according to a press release on 8 April 2020. McIntyre replaces co-founder Scott Burroughs, who has served as CEO since the company's inception in 2016. Burroughs will now assume the roles of president and chief innovation officer. Significance: McIntyre is an automotive industry veteran who most recently led Google's automotive services program and Google Maps' ...

The supervisory board of Osram Licht AG has appointed Kathrin Dahnke as new CFO, according to a company press release on 7 April. Effective 16 April, she will be responsible for the financial business of Osram. "Kathrin Dahnke has extensive experience with medium-sized as well as listed companies in transformation. She has gained great recognition in the industry as a versatile and crisis-tested financial manager and supervisory board member," said Peter Bauer, chairman of the supervisory boa...

Gentherm has announced the appointment of Matt Fisch as the senior vice president (SVP) and chief technology officer (CTO), a company press release on 10 March read. He will join the company on 6 April 2020. Fisch will ideate Gentherm’s technology strategy, product engineering, research and development (R&D) , and partnership ecosystem in climate and comfort, battery thermal management, electronics, and patient thermal products and solutions. Fisch was previously the executive v...

Osram Licht AG’s CFO Ingo Bank has resigned from the post, according to a company press release on 6 March. Bank has been appointed CFO of Austrian sensor specialist ams AG as of 1 May 2020. His term will run for three years. Osram’s CEO Olaf Berlien will also head the finance department on a temporary basis after Bank’s departure. Meanwhile, ams’s CFO Michael Wachsler will step down from his position in the Management Board of ams effective 31 May 2020. “I would like to tha...

NXP Semiconductors has appointed Kurt Sievers as president and chief executive officer (CEO), says a company press release on 5 March. Sievers will replace Richard Clemmer, who has been NXP’s CEO since 2009. Clemmer will continue to be a strategic advisor. Sievers joined NXP in 1995 and held marketing and sales, product definition and development, strategy, and general management leadership positions across various verticals. He has been a member of the executive management t...

Pioneer has announced that Atsushi Kitamura would be appointed a senior executive officer and will take over the responsibilities of the chief financial officer, a company press release from February showed. Kitamura began his career with Procter & Gamble Japan in 1995 before moving to TNT Express Worldwide where he held the position of a director of finance from January 2010. In 2013, Kitamura joined Skylark Co as a director, corporate business controller and was promoted to CFO in July ...

Nidec Corporation has appointed Jun Seki as new president and chief operating officer (COO), according to a company press release on 4 February. Seki is set to take the post effective 1 April. Seki is currently serving as special executive consultant. Prior to that, Seki was executive officer, vice-COO, and senior vice president. Seki had also worked with Nissan Motor Co Ltd. Nidec said the new management will help further enhance the company’s management system to generate consolidate...

Sensata Technologies has appointed Jeffrey Cote as the chief executive officer effective 1 March, the company said in a press release on 23 January. He will take over from current CEO Martha Sullivan. Cote has served in several executive roles at Sensata, with the latest being president and chief operating officer. “I am excited to lead our company into the next decade and beyond as Sensata’s Chief Executive Officer. Working as a strong team, we will capture the next waves of growth fo...

Toshiba Corp has appointed Masaharu Kamo as the executive officer and corporate senior vice president of the company, the Japanese firm said in a press release on 18 January. He will assume the responsibilities from 1 April. Kamo was a former partner in McKinsey & Company Inc. Japan and has held managerial roles in several companies for more than 20 years. Kamo will lead in developing strategies as Toshiba moves towards becoming a cyber-physical systems (CPS) technology company. “...

Stoneridge Inc, a provider of electrical and electronic components for the commercial vehicle and automotive industries, has appointed Kevin Heigel as its new vice president of operations, according to a press release on 10 January. Heigel will be based at the company headquarters in Novi, Michigan, and will report to DeGaynor, president and CEO of the company. In his new role, Heigel will be responsible for leading Stoneridge's overall manufacturing system, including its global manufact...

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has appointed Anand Gopalan as its new CEO, the company announced in a press release on 6 January 2020. Gopalan, who previously served as Velodyne’s chief technical officer (CTO), succeeds David Hall, who will continue as full-time chairman of the board and remain actively involved in directing the company’s technology, product vision and business strategy. Elevating Gopalan to CEO will enhance the leadership team at Velodyne Lidar, running day-to-day business as the com...

Nexteer's president and executive board director Michael P. Richardson has announced his retirement, according to a company press release on 2 January. The company has appointed Tao Liu, who is serving as senior vice president and global chief operating officer, as the new president. Richardson began his career in 1974 at the former Saginaw Steering Gear Division. Subsequently, he held a range of assignments across skilled trades, manufacturing, engineering, and business leadership within the...

Visteon has appointed Jerome Rouquet as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer (CFO), the company announced in a press release on 19 December. The appointment is effective 21 January 2020. Rouquet will replace William R. Robertson, who has served as interim CFO since 1 November 2019. Rouquet has nearly three decades of financial experience including leadership roles of increasing responsibility. He served as vice president, chief accounting officer, and controller at ...

Marelli has appointed Dr. Jan Becker as an expert to its external advisory board, the company said in a press release on 20 December. Becker has more than two decades of experience in vehicle automation. He founded Apex.AI in 2017, which offers safe and certified software for autonomous mobility, and currently serves as its CEO. Earlier Becker worked at Robert Bosch for 13 years, between 2002 and 2015, and held several key positions. Significance: Marelli established an external advisory boar...

Germany-based lighting and electronics firm Hella has appointed new heads for its business activities in China, the company announced in a press release on 10 December. Hella has appointed Didier Keskas to lead its Lighting business in Asia/Pacific, and Jörg Brandscheid to lead Electronics business in China. In these capacities Keskas and Brandscheid are now also executive board members of Hella’s global Lighting and Electronics division, respectively. "We are very pleased to welcome Didie...

Pioneer has appointed Shiro Yahara as the chief executive officer (CEO), president and representative director from January 1, 2020, the company said in a press release on 2 December. He is presently the counselor. Yahara will be replacing Koichi Moriya, who is currently the representative director, president and CEO. Moriya will become a director. Yahara began at Itochu Corporation, followed by General Electric Company (GE) and served as the CEO of various portfolio companies of Bain Capi...

Elmos Semiconductor has said that Arne Schneider will take over as CEO from January 2021, according to a company press release filed on 21 November. The current CEO Anton Mindl has extended his contract until the end of 2020. Schneider has been the company’s chief financial officer since 2014. He will continue to head the finance department in the interim. Prior to him joining Elmos, Schneider worked at McKinsey & Company in the automotive and high-tech sectors. “We know Arne Schne...

Gentherm has announced the appointment of Hui (Helen) Xu as senior vice president, general manager of Global Electronics and managing director of Asia, according to a company press release on 28 October. Xu will be responsible for the company’s global electronics business and overall growth and operations in Asia and will report to Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm. Xu comes to Gentherm from Infineon Technologies, where she was the vice president of Infineon China and Head of Automo...

Qualcomm has confirmed the appointment of Akash Palkhiwala as the chief financial officer and executive vice president, the company announced in a press statement on 6 November. Palkhiwala has been the company’s interim CFO since August after Dave Wise retired. Palkhiwala joined Qualcomm in 2001 and has held a variety of roles with the last as senior vice president and finance lead for QCT, with responsibility for finance and accounting for all chipset products and segments including Mobile...

Schaeffler India has appointed Sanjeev Saxena as the new Automotive President, according to a company press release on 23 October. In his new role, Saxena will be responsible for the Automotive business of Schaeffler in India. Operating out of the company headquarters in Pune, he will report to Harsha Kadam, CEO Schaeffler India. Prior to this, Saxena served as Business Vertical Head, Information and Connected Systems at Spark Minda Group, and CEO and managing director, Minda SAI and Minda St...

ZF Friedrichshafen’s supervisory board has appointed Dr Martin Fischer as a new member of the ZF Board of Management, according to a company press release on 1 October. Fischer is expected to join the board on 1 November and will take over from Dr Franz Kleiner at the start of 2020, who will then retire. Fischer will be responsible for the Electronics and ADAS, as well as Active and Passive Safety Systems divisions in North and South America regions, in addition to ...