NEVS current senior director Electrical Engineering & Vehicle Motion, Hans-Martin Duringhof, has been appointed vice president of Product Strategy & Planning and member of the automaker's management team.

Product Strategy & Planning is a newly established function and will be responsible for setting strategies and roadmaps for projects working to develop NEVS' future electric vehicles and services.

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"This will be a key function for NEVS and I am convinced Hans-Martin Duringhof will do an excellent job leading it," said NEVS president, Mattias Bergman. "His solid engineering background and extensive knowledge from the automotive industry, together with an open-minded approach and a strong leadership, will definitely benefit setting our future direction.

For his part, Duringhof added: "The automotive industry is going through a revolution where electrification, mobility services and autonomous driving are driving the development. I see it as a fantastic opportunity to be part of leading NEVS in this exciting era."

Duringhof started at NEVS in 2013 and has a background working in several engineering positions for companies such as AAM, Saab Automobile, Benteler Engineering Services and TNO Automotive.

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