Board/Management Information • Jun 2, 2022
Board/Management Information
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Kongsberg Automotive appoints new board members
Zurich, June 2, 2022: Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has appointed Rolf Breidenbach
and Mark Wilhelms to the company's Board of Directors (BOD) on June 2, 2022.
Rolf and Mark will replace Peter Schmitt and Gerard Cordonnier, who have served
KA`s BOD since 2019.
Rolf and Mark come to KA with decades-long experience in the automotive
industry. Rolf holds a PhD in Engineering and a Master`s Degree in Business
Administration from RWTH Aachen University. Rolf comes to the KA board with over
two decades of experience working as a Partner in McKinsey & Company and as the
Chief Executive Officer of Hella. Currently, he is the Non-Executive Director
and Member of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG, Germany.
Mark holds a Master`s Degrees in Business Engineering and Process Engineering
from the University of Applied Sciences Krefeld, Germany. He was the Director,
Finance/Controller, Operations in Genk, Belgium at Ford Motor Company, and the
Chief Financial Officer in FTE Automotive. He is the Chief Financial Officer at
Stabilus, from where he will retire in September 2022. Mark is a Non-Executive
Director (NED) and Member of the Supervisory Board of the NORMA Group, Germany,
and of Novem Car Interior Design, Germany/Luxemburg.
"It is an honor to welcome Rolf and Mark to KA's BOD. Their collective industry
experience and proven track record will be a strong asset to the Board as KA
charts its way forward to realize its full potential," says Firas Abi-Nassif,
Chairman of KA`s BOD.
"On behalf of KA, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Rolf and Mark," says
Joerg Buchheim, President & CEO of KA, adding, "They bring unique professional
experiences-from engineering to business. I am convinced that their knowledge in
the automotive industry will be invaluable for KA as we work towards continuing
to shape our exciting future."
KA bids farewell to Peter Schmitt and Gerard Cordonnier, thanks both for their
service, and wishes them all the best.
About Kongsberg Automotive ASA
Kongsberg Automotive provides cutting-edge technology to the global vehicle
industry. We drive the global transition to sustainable mobility by putting
engineering, sustainability, and innovation into practice. Our product portfolio
includes driver and motion control systems, fluid assemblies, and industrial
driver interface products. Find more information
at: kongsbergautomotive.com (https://www.kongsbergautomotive.com/)
Media contact:
Therese Sjoborg Skurdal
+47 982 14 059
Investor relations contact:
Jakob Bronebakk
+47 906 39 637
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